"The purpose of thinking, paradoxically, is to arrive at a state where thinking is no more necessary at all. In other words, thinking starts with a problem and ends in a solution." So writes Ajan Raghunathan. In other words, good thinking could lead a thinker to relax and not have to think.
I believe there could be other reasons. The person who climbs a mountain may climb it to see what is on the other side. When she has seen it, that's enough. No more mountain climbing for her.
But here in Colorado thousands of people climb mountains because they enjoy all or some part of mountain climbing. They don't stop once they have achieved. Some climb the same mountain different ways, again and again.
Thinking can be like that, too. Once a person has thought through an issue, or solved a puzzle, he or she might want to approach it from a different angle. Or from the same angle with different assumptions. Thinking might be to help us think! Wouldn't that be a hoot?
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