wishes and desires - some thoughts
desire. hmm. what is its definition?
a desire is a wish or want.
wish - feel or express a strong want or hope for something that is not easily attainable
want - a desire for something
okay, looks like the definition hunt isn’t going so well.
let’s try to avoid all the synonyms and try to decipher a thing or two
here is my definition of these words
wish - for some reason, someone wants something to happen in the world
want - for some reason, someone wants something to happen in the world, usually to their own benefit
desire - a want, but with even worse connotations
that was interesting lol
so wishes could be innovative or primitive, on a spectrum. what’s this called
here are a few attributes to think about
- primitive stuff, enlightenment
- instinct, wisdom
sigh. wishes and attributes of them. this reminds me of the time i had to think about tasks and attributes of them
might be fun, but thinking about attributes is really hard.
the four wishes…
health
love
freedom
purpose
so true, right?
the four wishes are imbued in everything we do
every wish is consisted of these four fundamental wishes
references
https://moretothat.com/four-ancestral-wants
https://moretothat.com/envy