with someone else.
a man of average income feels he cannot
be truly happy unless
he owns an expensive car.
a dieter has an irresistible craving
for ice cream.
desires often come to us
unbidden and unwanted,
and they can have dramatic impact,
sometimes changing the course of our lives.
and that is why I am putting my desire aside.
a theorist of desire,
of our impulses, wants and needs,
showing myself where these feelings come from
and how I can try to rein them in.
the best way to attain last happiness is not
to change the world around us
or our place in it,
but to change ourselves.