Studying how the universe works is just reading the Maker’s notes in the margins.

Curiosity and reverence are not opponents, though they are often set up as such. Taking something apart to see how it runs is a form of attention, and attention sits close to wonder when it is honest. Learning the mechanism does not shrink the thing you are looking at.

Go deeper into whatever you are curious about, even if it is not on any syllabus. Read the extra chapter, watch how something works, ask the question you assumed was too basic. Let it be delight rather than a requirement, since that is where the good work tends to come from.