desire and intention

• About desire and [intention

  • André Comte-Sponville. 「 Happiness is above despair. 」

• Can you control yourself = power

  • Desires are desires directed toward things you cannot control
  • Desire directed toward things that one cannot control.

• Knowledge = Knowledge

  • Desires are desires directed toward what one does not know
  • Willingness is a desire directed toward what one does not know

• Have or exist.

  • Desire is a desire directed toward something you do not have or that does not exist
  • Will is a desire directed toward what you have and what already exists
    • Just a little hazy here.

• In summary, there are three approaches: power, knowledge, and existence.

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