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On Fri, 11 Nov 16 03:08:00 UTC Marcus Williams (36) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Missing out on the love of my grandchildren
Where would you like to live?
In the cottage down the road from the farm, always near my beloved
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
Spending each moment I can in the garden, among the roses, and day lillies, and talking with good friends.
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Self Importance
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
The comedian, the ones who could always find something in life to laugh about.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Joseph, Paul, Timothy, the fathers of early Christianity.
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
First Ladies, Princesses, and Queens, Queen Elizabeth of York, Katherine of Aragon, Martha Washington
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Jane Eyre, Miss Havisham, Tracy Lord
Your favorite painter?
my five year old granddaughter
Your favorite musician?
Jefferson Hascall
The quality you most admire in a man?
Strength, hard work, honesty
The quality you most admire in a woman?
Gentleness of spirit
Your favorite virtue?
Patience
Your favorite occupation?
Gardening
Who would you have liked to be?
Me, I am exactly who I wanted to be, I have no regrets.
Your most marked characteristic?
Spoiled, knowing that I had four brothers who believed I caused the sun to rise and set, and a pair of parents who gave me their entire world
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty, without honesty you have nothing, not even friendship.
What is your principle defect?
Lack of patience with frivolity.
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Never having seen the sea.
What would you like to be?
A friend to my grandchildren
What is your favorite color?
Green, for it is the first sign that winter has past and spring once again has arrived.
What is your favorite flower?
Roses or Day lillies for they offer something beautiful a new each day.
What is your favorite bird?
The Owl, because it eats mice.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien
Who are your favorite poets?
John Milton and King David
Who are your heroes in real life?
Papa, and my brothers
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Anne Frank, she helped me understand my past perhaps better than anyone could
What are your favorite names?
Grandma, Nana
What is it you most dislike?
Dishonesty, because once dishonesty occurs all trust is lost and can never be regained.
What historical figures do you most despise?
I would say Hitler, naturally, but I was raised to think that it isn't proper to despise anyone.
What event in military history do you most admire?
D-Day
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Inner beauty and grace
How would you like to die?
Surrounded by the ones who love me, and whom I love.
What is your present state of mind?
Peaceful reassurance that my God is an awesome God.
What is your motto?
Thine Will Be Done

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