Proust Questionnaire: Cucks's answers

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On Sun, 14 Jan 18 14:13:36 UTC Cucks answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Self pity. Isolation.
Where would you like to live?: A villa near the sea, a cottage in the hills and in the hearts and minds of people
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: Soaking in the glorious sun, with the gentle breeze across my face and the sound of the birds chirping
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: Not sticking to time, being an absolute foodie, over thinking things
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Ashoka
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: The extraordinariness in the ordinary women of the world - balancing all that they have to & aiming to accomplish all they set their eyes on.
Your favorite painter?: Artist - Hussain. Installationist - Subodh Gupta
Your favorite musician?: Rahman Rahman Rahman
The quality you most admire in a man?: Intelligence, wit, strength of character and someone who knows how to live, work & play equally!
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Intelligence, confidence, knowledgable, chilled out, has an opinion!
Your favorite virtue?: Genuineness
Your favorite occupation?: Indulging in my gastronomic desires. When not that, pondering & problem solving
Who would you have liked to be?: A warrior, a conqueror, a ruler of new lands & people. Alexander the Great, Chenghiz Khan, Babur.
Your most marked characteristic?: My energy & vibe, passion & gregarious self!
What do you most value in your friends?: The fact they have a world view, they think & question, delve into lesser travelled paths & have an enthusiasm for life!
What is your principle defect?: My management of time, absence of indifference and detachment at times with people and processes.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: To be rootless
What would you like to be?: The best I can be. To leave behind a legacy.
What is your favorite color?: Depends on time & space - from Rouge to mustard yellow, fuccia pink to cherry red
What is your favorite flower?: Lotus - Apart from its eternal beauty, the fact that it's a symbol of purity rising from the unexpected muddy waters.
What is your favorite bird?: The Pheonix - Rises from the ashes
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Amitava Ghosh, Shashi Tharoor, Le Febvre
Who are your favorite poets?: Maya Angelou
Who are your heroes in real life?: My dad. People who have played a fundamental role in building the nation & world at large.
What are your favorite names?: At the moment, probably Zoya.
What is it you most dislike?: Messy things. Gossip centric people.
What event in military history do you most admire?: Intellectually engaged with more than admire. Not an event, but a phase - the 18th in the Indian subcontient. The series of battles marked their evolution from a naval to landlocked power.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: Indomitable determination
How would you like to die?: In glory
What is your present state of mind?: An ocean of thoughts undergoing a churn
What is your motto?: 1. It all lies in the fundamentals! 2. Change through continuity

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