Curly was asked, in "City Slickers," about the meaning of life.

"One thing," he replied.

"What is it?"

"You have to figure that out yourself," he retorted.

It seemed pretty unsatisfactory at the moment, until that moment of discovery when the inquirer truly knew what it was for him.

The psalmist knew.

To ask, to seek, to dwell, to gaze, to inquire.
I suppose you could mix them up, stir them around, or take them in reverse.
You could do them all at once.
You could take them in order.
It is a simple "ask" that ushers in a progression beyond asking.
That which is sought is He who is sought.
It is not a package of gifts, but a giver of gifts.
One thing.
One thing.
I ask and seek to dwell …
that I may gaze and inquire …
… and from there?

Limitless possibilities.

" One thing have I asked of the LORD,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to inquire in his temple."

– Psalm 27:4 (ESV)