Desire
"Too long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet..."
Desire
is a sense of longing for a person or object or hoping for an outcome... The same sense is expressed by emotions such as 'craving'...
When a person desires something or someone, their sense of longing is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of the item or person, and they want to take actions to obtain their goal... The motivational aspect of desire has long been noted by philosophers, that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action...
What is Desire?
The dictionary, describes the word desire as... 'Too long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet...'
In desire, the feeling is usually more eager than as in a wish... Desire, contrary to general belief, is the most precious possession of man. It is the eternal flame of life. If you kill your desire, you are like the withered branch of a lovely tree...
While desires are often classified as emotions by the lay person, psychologists often describe desires as different from emotions; they tend to argue that desires arise from bodily structures, such as the stomach's need for food, whereas emotions arise from a person's mental state.
The theme of desire is at the core of the romance novel, which often creates drama by showing cases where human desire is impeded by social conventions, class, or cultural barriers... Just as desire is central to the written fiction genre of romance, it is the central theme of melodrama films, which use plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience by showing 'crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship', in which desire is thwarted or unrequited...
So how is desire different from love, lust and heart... Click on these three respective topics to find out more...
PLEASE NOTE: The comments and information concerning Desire, and other expressions or interpretations that may appear on this page are intended to be as a guide and for information purposes only... It is not to be considered as an exhaustive interpretation upon the subject, and is based solely upon the author's own knowledge, understanding and experience... Further, the author does not purport to be an exhaustive authority upon the matter, and has no scholarly qualifications on the subject, other than from the 'University of Life'!
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