What Your Desire Says About You

Talking about desire is one thing; living through its intensity is another. It blinds you to reason. It numbs you to everything else. You do not notice how your body responds under the spell of desire. Spell is the most accurate word, because that is exactly how it feels when you are in it. You do not grasp its effect until you see it in someone else. Not all desires are bad, though. Some are necessary to carry you through the monotony of life: wanting a partner, wanting to do well for yourself, wanting to take care of your family, wanting to start a family of your own and give your children a better life. These are all good desires. From a spiritual standpoint, they are still something to be rid of, but all things considered, they are healthy ones. Then there is the desire for things, and for a specific someone. When you want someone, you lose your mind a little. You lose the will to do anything else. You become fixated on that one person. Their face, their smile, their voice, their…