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On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:02:47 UTC David K (46) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
to lose everything I have worked so hard for my entire life.
Where would you like to live?
in a time not shouder deep in war, economic or otherwise.
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
to share in the wonder of nature and the arts with those I love.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
the paralysis which fear brings.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Dido
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
A woman of genius, realizing her dream.
Your favorite painter?
Claude Monet
Your favorite musician?
Alfred Brendl
The quality you most admire in a man?
Grace, intelligence, and the ability to do the right thing, even when it's not popular.
The quality you most admire in a woman?
as above.
Your favorite virtue?
Honesty, compassion, and the other virtues which follow.
Your favorite occupation?
Playing with my dog.
Your most marked characteristic?
The ability to find good, everywhere.
What do you most value in your friends?
Tenderness arising from compassion.
What is your principle defect?
fear
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Never to be able to love or grow beacause of fear.
What would you like to be?
a tree in the redwood forest
What is your favorite color?
Blue
What is your favorite flower?
The daisy, or delphinium
What is your favorite bird?
the cardinal
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Marcel Proust
Who are your favorite poets?
Pablo Neruda
Who are your heroes in real life?
Firefighters, and other public servants putting the welfare of others before theirs.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Elisabeth I
What is it you most dislike?
The rejection of personal growth
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
The ability to always do the right thing even in the most adverse situation.
How would you like to die?
In the manner which I lived my life; a good man of grace and caring.
What is your present state of mind?
Distracted by everone's uncertainty of the future
What is your motto?
The fear of pain, or causing pain, is surely a sin.

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