The thrill of getting lost in the labyrinth of research.

This poem expresses the joy of finding a jadestone (i.e., an unexpected solution to a challenging research problem) in the serendipitous process of discovery. Scholars feel as if they are wandering through the Library of Babel in an endless maze because they are walking the path of unanswered research. Only in the “Aha!,” the rare moment when we become immersed in our work with such a pure heart like Nietzsche’s child¹ do we discover our creative solution has already been found without our realizing it. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Families, Systems, and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research