Do we really lose the ability to wonder? i wonder...

In Chapter 2, Albert Knox states that "It seems as if in the process of growing up we lose the ability to wonder about the world." By this Knox is trying to convey how age decreases curiosity in a human. He believes that that as we grow older we lose the capability of questioning, and pondering about the things that are undiscovered.
I disagree that adults lose “their ability to wonder”. Its human nature to be inquisitive and curious, and for this reason it’s impossible for one not to be prying and ask the question why?
Although, how often do we sit down and ask ourselves, what makes you, you? Why does the world exist? How does the world exist? Is there a life after death? Where does the world come from? The majority of us just leave these explanations on science, but surely the answer to all of this isn’t the Big Bang… The truth is we are walking down the path of habit. We do what we know. Like a spoilt kid privileged with the latest toys and gadgets, we are in the same way just disinterested about the faculty of wonder. Most of us are not bothered to care, because we don’t need to care. We unconsciously prioritize in our daily duties and our everyday responsibilities making our ability to wonder about the unknown be “pushed into the background.” Hence we mostly take life for granted and its tragic how “most people have to get ill before they understood what gift it was to be alive”. Consequently most of us are buried in the triviality of everyday existence.

As described in the novel babies have the faculty of wonder. They enter the world not knowing anything, and they gradually acquire knowledge by reaching out in curiosity. I would have to agree that as we gain familiarity we automatically lose the interest or significance of things. For example when my baby cousin was taken to the zoo he showed much more enthusiasm and eagerness when he encountered with the animals than my mother who was not enthralled by the trip at all.
We do definitely seem to not care about the things we already know, however this doesn’t mean we can’t reason out. If a “grown- up” was dropped onto another planet knowing as much as a new born baby he too would question as much as a child. If we’re shown a new magic trick most of us would be eager to know how it works. Doesn’t this demonstrate our ability to wonder?
In most cases one is made to wonder when a situation draws them to it.
In conclusion I do believe that in our everyday lives we need to reflect on the world around us. We fill our lives with so much "to do" that we never stop and listen to what is happening around us. We are so engrossed in habit that it’s hard to recount when was the last time we did something for the first time? Perhaps mankind would progress more if everyone approached things with a childlike heart and mind?