Do People Always Do What They Desire Most?

By Anna C. Nance <eirendel@yahoo.>

To answer this question, desire must first be defined. According to Webster's dictionary, desire is a strong wish or craving. People do not always do what they desire most. Their control or outside circumstances often prevent them. What I mean by a person's control stopping them is, desires are not always moral and even though they are what you desire, you turn aside rather than betray your morals. Or self-interest would be betrayed if you pursued your desires. For example, you don't like your boss and want to tell him off. But you like your job so you stop yourself. Outside circumstances can prevent you from obtaining your desire. A mother wants the best education for her child but if she lacks the money to pay for it, she is denied her desire. So, people do not always do what they desire.

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Gina Baker <Daphine10@hotmail.com>

Your paper was short and to the point. Good paper.


Chun Yeung <jane1227@yahoo.com>

I agree with you that people do not always do what they desire, especially for those people who are unselfish, they always think about others first, and then themselves.


Demetri <dandrews92@hotmail.com>

If you decide not to tell your boss off because you like your job, isn't keeping your job the thing you desire most?


jennifer lester <lesterjennifer@hotmail.com>

once again the answer to the question is determined by how the reader interprets the words and the question. i would say that yes people do always what they desire most. for example, i may desire to be asleep at home rather than in class, but after looking at the consequences i go to class. then, what i didnt desire most becomes what i desire most because i chose it. since i chose it, it is what is desired most.


Michael Tucker <tuckerm@greenwood.net>

Outstanding job! I agree that everyone don't "always" do what they desire. There are always factors of our surronding enviornment that cause us to do something other than our desire.


Matthew Knight <mknight_dsb@hotmail.com>

Very well stated and concise. Well written.


Tom Lundis <Kman26@hotmail.com>

I believe this question was one of those tautologies where the defintion of the phrase "what you desire most" is whatever it is that you do. But given normal definition of the words I would have to agree that we do not always do what we desire the most, the question is SHOULD we do what we desire most?


Nick Hart <hart125@hotmail.com>

short and sweet and well thought out!


Rachel Crowe <rcrowe@usa.net>

I agree that people can't always do what they desire most.


Tim Andrews <tandrews@emeraldis.com>

But can't what one desires most also be in his/her best interest?


Amy Young <bbfhyoung@yahoo.com>

I also believe that this statement is a tautology. We all act according to what we desire most regardless of external limitations, even if in reality limitations prevent us from our goals we still desire.


Nichole sanders <snk79@hotmail.com>

ifeel that we all do in an abstract way.


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Brian Bearden <bbearden@student.lander.edu>

I agree, we don't always get to do what we desire


Michelle Komski <michellekomski@hotmail.com>

I completely agree. I can think of many instances where I didn't do what I desired most because something beyond my control stopped me.