I should record, in the interests of fairness, that I have never been able to get my mind around the attractions of, or the compulsion to,
# spirituality
# wanting children
# suicide
# jealousy
Some very large elements of human experience are denied me, even though it does make for a quiet life.
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You should expand these, in the style of Montaigne. I just read his essay on "sadness" - like you with the varied emotions and wants listed, he says sadness never really took with him. This is strange, since I would have thought at least some sadness was an unavoidable part of being human.
Why not do one on "jealousy"? That one does count as something we can avoid, though most do not.
Want to have a (not too heated) exchange on this one?
http://www.johnhannoush.com/2009/04/an-easter-thought.html
Off topic but as you seem very familiar with the Democrat blogosphere you might be interested in their reactions to the Washington Post editorial I link to in this:
http://www.johnhannoush.com/2009/04/good-education-policy-in-retreat-in-the-us.html
Got to say, it looks bad.
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