They say curiosity killed the cat (Brazilian expression)

I disagree.

If it killed anyone,
it was the fox.

The same fox that sneaks into the garden at dawn,
makes a mess of what you’re planting,
and then leaves
as if nothing ever happened.

Let me explain.

Every garden, just like every life and every relationship
faces natural obstacles in order to bloom:
days with too much rain,
others with too much sun,
wind, cold, heat…
nothing unexpected.

But beyond that, there are the little foxes.

They don’t arrive making noise.
They arrive quietly.

A fox doesn’t destroy everything at once.
It digs underneath.
It pulls out the root without you noticing.
It stirs the soil, unsettles what was firm,
and leaves the garden confused and unstable.

In relationships, little foxes go by other names:
assumptions, fears, and unspoken doubts.

They appear when someone acts differently than expected
and we think:
“She’s doing this because she doesn’t care.”
“He’s always like this.”
“I already know exactly what’s going on.”

And just like that,
the little fox is inside.

These doubts can cause as much damage
as an entire week of emotional storms.

But there is a powerful antidote to little foxes:

Curiosity.

Healthy curiosity is not intrusion.
It is care.

It is replacing accusation with a question.
It is trading rushed certainty
for genuine interest.

Asking:

“What’s going on with you?”

“How did you feel in that situation?”

“Is there something I’m not seeing?”

Sometimes the question is internal.
Sometimes it’s spoken out loud
to the one who walks beside us.

In Truths About My Garden, Hanna does exactly that.
Before labeling the flowers as lazy or overly sensitive,
she observes.
She investigates.
She asks.

She chooses to understand before judging.

And that changes everything.

Because many offenses are communication noise.
And many worries… are our own projections.

Curiosity does not weaken relationships.
It strengthens them.

So here’s the question, the one worth gold in the Garden:

Is there a situation in your life
that needs less conclusion
and more a good question?

Sometimes all a garden needs
is not to pull out a flower,
but to pick up a magnifying glass
and gently ask:

“What is really happening here?”

Botanical Moral:

Curiosity does not destroy gardens.
Assumptions do.

Text: Priscila Sotana — Incredibubble
From the series “Truths About My Garden”