These questions were posed to me via a chain email. While intriguing, I couldn't bring myself to respond and forward to 25 of my closest and dearest...I will put them here, however, for whoever might happen upon this blog...I think they're taken from the so-called Proust quiz...
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Obsessive rumination on something about which you have no control.
What is your idea of earthly happiness? Unceasing awareness of Grace
Who are your favorite heroines in real life? Gentle religious sisters who minister to the poor, loving mothers of children with special needs
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction? Joe Gargery (Great Expectations)
Who would you have liked to be? A doctor with Medicin Sans Frontiers
Who are your favorite characters in history? The Samaritan woman by the well; Martha and Mary; Simon Peter; the Buddha
What do you most value in your friends? Interesting conversation
What is your principle defect? Catastrophizing
What is your favorite color? The deep green of a fir tree after a rain
What is your favorite flower? At the moment, Moonflowers
What is it you most dislike? Greed, corruption, and war-mongering
What historical figures do you most despise? I don’t despise anyone – I am convinced that historical figures who would make this list are suffering enough.
What event in military history do you most admire? I don’t admire any event in military history. I admire the spirits that conceived of the
What reform do you most admire? Desegration, recycling, women’s suffrage
What natural gift would you most like to possess? Infinite patience
How would you like to die? Quickly and painlessly
What is your present state of mind? In flux and changing
