Re: What Do You Desire?
Originally posted by leonheartmm
all joking aside what is it physical or spiritual or idealistic or factual that you desire ultimately{can be more than on thing} and after acheving, getting, seeing, feeling or knowing you feal like you will be completely satisfied?
I believe one of the most basic, important and fundamental things a person can desire would be happiness - after all, things become rather bleak without it. Millions of dollars, Success, a 50 ft yacht - what does it mean if one is miserable?
Happiness would certainly be at the top of my list, and I have ways of achieving it - love, books, helping others, music and art and so on. I desire those things, but in the greater picture they are mere avenues to happiness.
The five other things that rate below happiness but are still things I desire in life:
Respect: I do hunger a bit for it. I am doing well so far, if it remains at such a level, or goes up some, then it will make me happy.
Success: Hmmm, means different things for different people, but in conceptual terms, for me, Success is a vindication of my abilities and my hard work.
Knowledge: It would be my holy grail... total knowledge. Totally impossible, but there is a strange satisfaction in thinking while I will never know anything, I will know know plenty.
Health: Pretty self explanatory.
Self Satisfaction: A bit arrogant yes, but I believe that when I eventually retire and look back that I desire the right to say: "Yes, you did a great job with your life so far. You should give yourself a pat on the back." And more importantly to mean it.