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On Wed, 01 Aug 18 17:04:35 UTC Mom (65) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
- to be enslaved
- Where would you like to live?
- in a safe home with control over my space, surrounded by animals and plants
- What is your idea of earthly happiness?
- to embrace growth and self-reflection, surrounded by loved family and friends, in a profession that feels worthwhile
- To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
- over-talking, over-sharing, over-eating chips
- Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
- Hazel and Fiver from Watership Down; Harry, Hermione, and Ron; Qvothe; President Bartlett; CJ Cregg...flawed characters who are
- Who are your favorite characters in history?
- Socrates, John Muir, Temple Grandin, Helen Keller, MLK Jr.
- Who are your favorite heroines in real life?
- my sister, Marie Curie, Margaret Atwood,
- Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
- women who defy a gendered identity; women who fight to define themselves as growth-bound;
- Your favorite painter?
- Salvador DalĂ
- Your favorite musician?
- Beyonce
- The quality you most admire in a man?
- perspective-taking; compassion
- The quality you most admire in a woman?
- perspective-taking; compassion
- Your favorite virtue?
- growth; gratitude
- Your favorite occupation?
- reading
- Who would you have liked to be?
- a writer
- Your most marked characteristic?
- a sensitivity to my world
- What do you most value in your friends?
- vulnerability, self-reflection, compassion
- What is your principle defect?
- over-sensitivity; judgment
- What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
- to be dissatisfied with my life
- What would you like to be?
- a dependable and kind person
- What is your favorite color?
- blue
- What is your favorite flower?
- sweet peas
- What is your favorite bird?
- birds of prey
- Who are your favorite prose writers?
- JK Rowling, Patrick Rothfuss, Richard Adams, Margaret Atwood, Italo Calvino
- Who are your favorite poets?
- William Carlos Williams, Richard Siken, Billy Collins
- Who are your heroes in real life?
- my sister, civil rights activists of our time, my best friend, my partner
- Who are your favorite heroines of history?
- Anne Frank, Rachel Carson
- What are your favorite names?
- Leo, Elliott,
- What is it you most dislike?
- inconsiderate people; bigotry
- What historical figures do you most despise?
- Hitler; Trump; the Coch brothers
- What event in military history do you most admire?
- I'm undereducated in this arena
- What natural gift would you most like to possess?
- better listening skills
- How would you like to die?
- peacefully
- What is your present state of mind?
- reflective
- What is your motto?
- Grow!
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