9/5/2017 3 Comments The Proust Questionnaire
In this post, I am answering the questions to The Proust Questionnaire for one of my English class assignments. The answers to these questions will give an insight into my personal life and thoughts and I hope some will enjoy and relate to my answers.
1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? My idea of perfect happiness is living with my family when I am an adult. I have a nice and respectful family and we celebrate holiday’s together and we are overall a happy and loving family. __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear would have to be death because I do not like not knowing what happens when we die. Also, I do not want to die young before I get to do everything that I want to in life. Not being able to control when and how I die is another reason why death is my greatest fear. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? The trait I most deplore in myself is how I scare myself about my anxiety. When I am confronted with new things I get nervous, and those nerves take over my thoughts sometimes. Although I do get anxiety about any new thing i try, most of the time i realize how the new thing was not as bad as i thought it was going to be and i get back to my normal self. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? The trait I most deplore in others is obnoxiousness. Whether they are yelling in public, running around in hallways, etc. Doing this is rude in my opinion and very unnecessary and I cannot stand when people do this. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? I admire my grandmother the most. She’s been through major up’s and down’s in her life yet she is one of the funniest and kindest person I know. I know that is I went through what she has been through, I would not be as uplifting and happy as she is. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? My greatest extravagance is buying my friend new Nike shoes and a fit bit for his birthday. I don't spend a lot of my money, so when i buy things that are over $100, I consider them an extravagance. __7.__What is your current state of mind? My current state of mind is content. I am generally happy but not overly happy, i get angry and sad but not overly angry and sad. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? I think the most overrated virtue is intelligence. I believe that some people are judged by not being smart enough, but that should not be a factor in why that someone is judged or being put down. Everyone is who they are, and some will be better at things than others, and those things should not determine why someone is better than another. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I lie when I know that I would get in trouble for something that I did. Most of the time I knew it was wrong, but I feel that I know how to take care of myself, so I do not think that telling the truth and getting in trouble is worth it. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? I mostly dislike my nose because I feel that it is too big for my face. When I look at others i feel that their's is not as big as mine. However, my Dad has told me that I have the "Thornton nose," so hopefully one day it'll grow out. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I most despise my boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend, just because I am a very jealous person and she gives me little reasons not to like her. She'll do little things to be a bother (like look at him and smile when I am not looking) and it just makes me think lower and lower of her each time. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? The quality I most like in a man is a sense of humor. When I see and talk to a man who is nice but doesn't really make me laugh, it makes me realize that I would much rather be talking to someone who makes me laugh than someone who doesn't. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? The quality I most like in a woman is being down to earth and kind of laid back. A woman who is uptight makes me not want to talk and interact with them verses someone who isn't. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? I way overuse the word “like,” I say it too often and most of the time it is unnecessary. It kind of became a habit to say when i am speaking and I find that I say it in almost every sentence. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? I am only 18 and I do not really have a love of my life. I love my family, my pets, and i do love my boyfriend. However, even though we have been dating for a long time, I do not want to say that he is the love of my life just yet. __16.__When and where were you happiest? I was most happy in my later high school years, mostly my junior and senior year. At this time, I just started dating my boyfriend and I was becoming more mature. I wouldn't let certain things bother me like they used to and I overall had a good 2 years. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? The talent I would most like to have would to be very athletic and good at sports. I've played sports in middle school and high school, but I never was the "best" one on the team. I would love to know what it feels like to just be automatically awesome at almost all sports. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would change the fact that I get in my head way too much and my anxiety. Feeling this way sometimes holds me back from doing new things or even focusing on what is going on around me. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement is probably graduating high school. I went to the same school district (Springfield) from Kindergarten to Senior year and graduating and moving on from there felt so relieving. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? If I were to die and come back as anything, I would want to come back as a dog. Most people love dogs and give them a good home and a life to live. Dogs are also very adorable and I would love if I became one. __21.__Where would you most like to live? If I could live anywhere, I would love to live near the beach. I could go to the beach on a nice day or maybe not even a nice day and not have to travel very far to get there. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My most treasured possession is probably my cell phone. It has a lot of information of mine on it and it is very expensive. I communicate with people through it to make plans, ask questions, etc. and I really don't know how I would do that so easily without it. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? In my opinion, the lowest depth of misery would be living homeless on the street in the cold weather. If someone is homeless, then they most likely do not have friends or family to go to for help. Having no one and no where would have to be my opinion of the lowest depth of misery. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation is spending time with my friends and family. I love to have fun and laugh with others, especially with the people that I am closest with. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? My most marked characteristic is making others happy before myself. I'm not that picky of a person, so I would rather go see a movie that my boyfriend wanted to see, eat the food my friends want, and make them happy because then it leads to e becoming happy. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? I most value honesty, humor, and adventure in my friends. I need friends that will be honest and tell me if my outfit makes me look fat, will make me laugh and have a good time, and go out and explore new places and new things. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? I don’t have any favorite writers because I do not read that often. The only time I really read is when I have to, and that is mostly for school. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? I do not have a hero of fiction. I find superheroes cool and all, but I do not read about them and compare myself to any. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? The historical figure I most identify with is Leonardo Da Vinci. I'll be honest, I do not know much about history and what people have done in the past to make history. So, I looked up a personality test to see what historical figure I matched up with. The result was Leonardo Da Vinci and it states that he was a genius, he wasn't much for the 'trivial' things in life, and he liked art science, discovery, and romance. So i guess you could say that I am similar to him. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My heroes in real life would have to be my parents. They raised me and provided with me with all my needs and try their best to be reasonable with curfews, rules, and more. I couldn't ask for anything better than that and I could not have asked for a better life (so far). __31.__What are your favorite names? My favorite names are Kristen and Joseph. I think the name Kristen is very pretty and Joseph is professional yet normal at the same time. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I mostly hate blood. I have this condition (I don't really know if it is a condition but I know it happens to others) where when I see a lot of blood, I faint. Even just talking about it makes me feel weak and light headed. __33.__What is your greatest regret? __34.__How would you like to die? If I could choose the way i die, would like to die in my sleep. Therefore, I would not suffer and I do not expect it to happen. I would like to go peacefully and quietly. __35.__What is your motto? My motto is live life to the fullest because you only get one. You don't want to sit your whole life watching TV, you need to go out, explore, learn new things in new places, and to fulfill your life with all you can.
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