Proust Questionnaire: yair eshel's answers

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On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:08:41 UTC yair eshel (30) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?: Never feel passionate about anything
Where would you like to live?: In a not so crowded city, among friendly neighbors
What is your idea of earthly happiness?: The satisfaction of a hard and long term job done well, and being among friends
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?: To avoid asking what I want
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?: Those who's lives are not in thier hands, and they struggle to gain them back
Who are your favorite characters in history?: Galileo Galilei
Who are your favorite heroines in real life?: My late grandma, as she was a mother and a grandmother to me, and my sisters, that are still mothers and sisters to me
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?: Momo, of Michael Ende story
Your favorite painter?: Gerhad Richter
Your favorite musician?: David Bowie, could be concidered. But I cannot say a name of a musician easly. Maybe a name of a song
The quality you most admire in a man?: Acting when they see something wrong
The quality you most admire in a woman?: Embrasing the hard times with love, when possible
Your favorite virtue?: The willing to give other people the opportunity to express them-selfs
Your favorite occupation?: Creating, in any sense. And being with my daughter
Who would you have liked to be?: Noone else but me. Yet I see a lot needs to be changed.
Your most marked characteristic?: A man that gives room to another man
What do you most value in your friends?: Loyalty
What is your principle defect?: Not asking for what I can easly get
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?: Losing all friends by a stupid mistake
What would you like to be?: A god. Since that option is not very realistic, I'd say a beloved artist
What is your favorite color?: Colorful
What is your favorite flower?: Can't say I have a favorite. I like most, and hate the rest, I guess
What is your favorite bird?: I don't like birds that much
Who are your favorite prose writers?: Michael Ende. By far!
Who are your favorite poets?: My wife, Inbal Cahansky. But in the name of fairness, I'd add Lea Goldberg
Who are your heroes in real life?: Grandma was a real hero to me. Since she's gone, I have no heros, but I have lots of friends.
Who are your favorite heroines of history?: Probably Rosa Louise McCauley Parks.
What are your favorite names?: I like tzuf, my dauthers name. I also like Assaf, and Sahar. There are probably more that I cannot think of right now
What is it you most dislike?: Feeling bad generally. I have people failing me on purpose, and me failing anyone, for any reason.
What historical figures do you most despise?: Stalin, Hitler and Saddam Hussian are on the top. I think one day Avigdor Lieberman will be on this list.
What event in military history do you most admire?: The franch revolution.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?: The gift of seducing woman. Not to use it. Just to know that I can.
How would you like to die?: While I sleep, after having lived a long life, among my loving family. I want people to laugh over my grave, so I'll know life go on without me
What is your present state of mind?: Pondering
What is your motto?: A good life, is to die in a world with more options then the one you were born into

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