want vs desire

want vs desire

wanting vs desiring

to want vs to desire

wanting, desiring, yearning, longing

longing for

what are the key differences between these things

that all sound similar

to the modern ear?

to the modern western ear?

the modern western mind

 

i do not know how to define them

so that it is clear what each of them is

and how they are different

 

i am certain that these distinctions are important

i am certain that

in our modern western society,

we want

we want a lot

we want often

 

want want want

 

i am less certain

but almost fully certain

that we do not understand desire

 

i suspect

that there is a great pleasure

in desire

when “done right”

(“done” “right”)

 

i saw something online a few days ago

something meant to stand out

and look important

(but not deeply, truly important

rather: trendy)

and the thumbnail said something along the lines of

‘the end of desire’

it rubbed me the wrong way

i cannot recall any more details about it

but there was more to it

and i know that it had come from

a typical, common

shallow paradigm,

including the false idea

that one can reach the end

and just feel good all the time

in this life

 

desire

i need to understand it better

longing, yearning