“We are very far from always knowing our own wishes”
~ Francois de
La Rochefoucauld
Read the quote above and think about what the author is
trying to say? Describe in writing your
opinion of the quote. How can we be far
away from knowing our own wishes?
Explain your thoughts and reasoning fully. Secondly, write about how having a wish come
true could have a negative affect instead of a positive one. Explain your reasoning and rationale
fully. Respond in 250 words by Thursday
the 27th and reply to a classmates original post by Sunday the 30th.
"We are very far from always knowing our own wishes". I think what Francois de La Rochefoucauld is trying to say is that some of are wishes might not come true. Most of the things we wish for are far from even being close to coming true. Some wishes might not even come true and if they do it won't be right away. One time I wished to be as good of a basketball player as LeBron James but that could become a negative wish because it would take me away from my friends and family a lot and it wouldn't be the same without them. If that dream would come true I would love it but at the same time it wouldn't be the same.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you many things we wish for don't always come true but sometimes that things you wish for aren't the best for you.
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ReplyDeleteEveryone wishes for something but sometimes the things you wish for arent what you deserve or need to make you happy. I think what Francois de La Rochefoucauld is trying to say is that you dont know what you want until you see your wish come true. one wish i have always had is to be a very successful person in my life by owning my own business and also going to nursing school one negative thing that could come out of this would be that I wouldnt be able to handle all the stress that comes alone with owning a business and also having long hours as a nurse. its a big dream I have of over all being successful.
I agree with what you are saying its also great the you already know your calling in life. I hope you are successful in your life long goal. If you bellevue in your self then you can achieve that wish good luck
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ReplyDeletePeople can want anything, but they just expect it to happen for them. People put no real effort in accomplishing their goals and making their wishes come true. I think what Francois de la Rochefoucauld is trying to get at is that people are too lazy. I can see it somewhat relatable to The Monkey's Paw, the fakir put a spell on the paw to show people how bad things can turn by not putting effort for what you want and just simply "wishing" for what you want to happen. I would agree with him if this was what he was going for. Having a wish come true can be good and bad. I wish to be a teacher when I become an adult. This would be good in the way that I would be in a position where I am helping others, and where I am giving them insight to things they previously did not know. A bad thing though is that could come from this wish is that I could get a class full of delinquents, this would make my job a lot harder. But still I would have to try my best to be successful in my field.
The quote "we are very far away from knowing our own wishes" could mean we never know what the future holds for us. We can be far away from knowing our own wishes because the future is always changing and you could go down at unexpected path anyday. When you go into college, you might major into one thing and than want to change it the next day because it's not what you thought it was. Some wishes aren't always positive. One of your wishes might be to have kids and make a family. That could mean you want that soon, or you want it know. If you got pregnant and had a family at 20 I don't think you would be too happy with that. The future that you were possibly wishing for could be over.
ReplyDeleteI think that you guessed the meaning of this quote perfectly. I couldn't have worded it any better. You may have plans in life but you never know what may happen to change them.
Deletewhat I think about this quote is that you will never really know what your wishes are especially when your young, because when your young you always want the essay way out of everything you wish you could just finish school faster, also you wish you could become an exenterate billionaire so you don't have to work ever in your life, but life isn't like that you can wish all you want but all you would be doing is wasting your time life isn't essay everyone wishes they can just randomly have a billon dollars laying around in their house. So what we should do is stop wasting our time wishing for things that might not happen and start working for the wishes the hard way, by working and going to school for 12 years plus collage.
ReplyDeleteI think that you're absolutely right. We never know what we want at this age because there are so many possibilities and we don't know what is really out there.
DeleteI agree with you when you're young you want the easy way out of things and don't always think of the consequences behind it.
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ReplyDeleteTo me it means people want everything so they dont trully know what is needed for them. Amricans just want money cars and big houses. Its all for them and no one but them. That is what people really wish for. I dont really no what to write down.