“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.
I think we are far from knowing are wishes because we are still young. we are still naive and still act like kids. so when people wish to have things now of days people wish for the iphone 5 or something that only young people want. when you get older then you try to actually work on your wishes like to get a new car or wish for a better job. how can wishing for something have a negative or a positive effect on us is wishing for something bad that actually could happen. like for example I got in a fight with my mom and I wish that she would just forget about me like I never existed. And if that really happened who would I go to if I need help for something, and what if a need her to do something or drive me somewhere who's going to feed me or keep a roof over my head. there would be nobody to pay for my phone bill and what if I got in trouble who's going to be there to save my butt. in a way it could be positive because I would be able to do what ever I wanted but it wouldn't last forever because there be a point where I would miss her. there would be no point of going home because I wouldn't have one but I could always sleep over my friends house. then there parents would probably be a point when there parents would get tired of me. that's how it could be taken in as a positive way and a negative way.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I always wish that things were different in my life and say mean things but in reality I have it the best. Things in my life could be so much worse than what they are. I should be gratful for the life I have and the people in it. And you should too. When you argue with your mom take a step back and say ''what if i didnt have a mom'' It will change your whole attitude towards the situiation
DeleteThats a very insightful post Amir, make sure that your mother know all those things
ReplyDelete''We are very far from knowing our own wishes'' could mean alot. In my opinion I think this quote means that people have many wishes but people dont understand the real meaning of a ''wish''. I think people wish for things that are materialistic instead of wishing for something that can benefit their life. I think people take the word ''wish'' for granted. I think as you get older in life your wishes become more reasonable to you rather than wishing for little things. There is a whole life ahead of us to really know what we want to 'wish' for and what we want out of life itself. I think as we get older were going to look back on what we wished for an realize what we wished for wasnt as imporant as what our wishes would be as we get older.
ReplyDeletei very 100% agree with you Danielle! I think it is very true when you say people will look back and regret what they wished for or thought about it more. I know i think back sometimes and wish i could've done some things differently!
DeleteIn my opinion the quote “ We are very far from always knowing our own wishes” by Francois de la Rochefoucauld. I think it means that you say for the things that you want, but you are not sure if you’re going to get it or not. Like for example people say they are going to get the i-phone 5 or the new mac air, later that night they tell their parents that they want it. But your parents say no. Then you start to argue with them about it. It is better to step down, and tell your parents that you are going to take back for what you said about. Because not all the things that you it's going to be right in front of your face. Sometimes you are going have to work for it in the future. If you want it. Like for instance, I told my parents that I want to have my first car. They said you want to have first car. Then you are going to have to work for it, so you learn like a mature adult what it is like, but we are going to pay half of it as well. I was relieved that same day I am going to get my license. I am going to have the car that I want. Also it means that your are to young say that what you want, but in the future if you work for what you want, then I guarantee that you are definitely going have in the future. That is what the quote means by this author.
ReplyDeletei like how you compare this to wanting the i-phone 5 or the new macbook air. i believe that is a very good example to use.
Delete“We are vey far from always knowing our own wishes” is a very deep quote. Although it’s deep, it can mean so many things. It can mean that sometimes our dreams and wishes change as time goes by and we are never really sure of what we want. It could also mean that we often take for granted what we have. Instead, we want more, more, and more. More of things we don’t need but WANT. As you can see we are all young. We are all still students in high school trying to figure out and prepare ourselves for the future. The real question is, what do we really want to be? Some of us know what we want to be, some of us have a clue, and some of us have no clue what so ever! The point is, you can have a dream or a goal set for you right now, tomorrow, or maybe in years, but it can always change. You could be walking into your first day of college or your job and something can click and all of a sudden and your whole perspective of things can change just like that. That is why we never really know our own wishes. Also, as young teenagers we want the whole world. We want so many materialistic things and we stop and forget to appreciate the things we already have. We live in a society where people expect everything from you. They expect you to be a certain way, look a certain way, and have things that live up to their expectations. For example, you could wish and want all the things you want from your parents like, the latest phone, laptop, xbox, video game.. etc. you name it.. You can have ALL of that plus all the clothes and freedom you want as a teenager. Then years go by and you find yourself struggling getting into a college because you spent so much time focusing on the things that didn’t matter, like putting your friends first for everything. Maybe your grades weren’t so good in high school because you payed more attention to your social life than actually learning and trying to get into a good college so you can have a good future to pursue your dreams. That’s why we should always be careful for what we ask for and wish for, because not all wishes come out positive.
ReplyDeleteThe quote to me means that we all have wishes even if we are still kids and have many wishes to fulfill. I know that I keep changing my wishes. Even at the young age we are we still have to think about what we can wish or wish we could be. For me my wish is to become a federal agent. But a wish can change as fast a moment in time or a favorite TV show. People can leave your life as soon as they came into it. I have lost a lot of best friends because they have moved to different states or just because they are to far away or because we lose contact. A wish when I was younger was to become an animal trainer and as you can tell that didn’t last very long or a wish could just be to become somebody that I wish I was. I have never been a confident person ]. In fact I’m really insecure about myself because I will find the tiniest thing about myself to criticize. But that’s what makes me wish that I was a different person but I know that’s what makes me the person I am. No matter what it’s has to be the person I am and nobody else since I have to be different I just wish that I could be like others. But I guess that makes me special since I can only be me.
ReplyDeleteI think that this means that we may wish for something but it may not be the best for us. In our lifetime we will wish for thousands of things but only some we really want to come true. It could be different for everyone when reading this. When i was younger i want to be like everyone else and be friends with everyone. But i later learned that i am who i am and i dont want to be like everyone else i want to be different, be myself you could say.If they dont accept you dont be with them. People dont always truly know what they want to wish for. Negative things could always happen if you wish for something. If you want to be a a movie star or singer and it comes true, there are sacrifices you have to make. Sacrifices such as being away from family alot and missing holidays and other special things. You may wish for it and not even know the negatives about it.
ReplyDeletewe are very far from always knowing our own wishes. This quote describes the life of the majority of people. people are never satisfied with what they have. Me for an example, when i was in Brasil what i wanted the most was come to america and work hard. now all i want to do is not work at all and get paid for staying at home.this quote is how people set goals in life. they wish for something and try to get it. when they get it they appreciate for a little and than just focus on something else or something new. Iphone 5 is a good demonstration. when the Iphone 4s came out people said that it was the only thing they wanted but now there is a "better" one so they don't even care if they crack the screen of their old phone. they would probably want to to that and get a new phone, in this case the Iphone 5. Most people don't know this but apple is a very big and smart company that makes sure that it will not run out of technology to release to the public. apple never releases its newest high technology. they wait until the public get used to what they offer first before putting a new wish in their head.
ReplyDeleteyeah saulo you were in brasil wishing you were in america, now you are here and you don't want to work and see more of the bad things that go on here instead of what you actually thought when you werent here. i wish i can go to brasil.
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ReplyDeletewe are far from knowing our own wishes because we are still young. you hear people all the time saying i wish i can have this and i wish i can have that. you have been hearing people say that since you were young, and you probably even wished for a bunch of things when you were young too, some could of came true and some might not of but if you think back now some were probably irrelevant to life now and wouldn't mean anything. I can count plenty of times when I have heard people wish for things that just make me think why and for what. A lot of people still do not even know what they want for sure today and they are adults older than us. Some people might not believe in wishes but if you do then sometimes what you wish for might just happen which is why there is the famous saying “be careful what you wish for”. For example if you are in a relationship with somebody and you get into a argument over something that is not worth it, you might find yourself later that day saying out loud or thinking to yourself “I wish -------- would happen to ------“ , or “I wish ---- would die”, that is one people especially kids say a lot. But what if you woke up the next day and your wish came true, but it was actually a bad thing? So always remember to think twice or more before blurting out a wish that makes no sense !
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Evan that people should always remamber on what they want to wish for. Before they start blurt on what they want. That was a good response on.
Delete''We are very far from knowing our own wishes'' means to me that we have to achieve a lot before our wishes come true. Say if my wish was to move to California and be a teacher I have to go to college here and work and save money. Until I am able to move there. You have to have goals in your life to make your wishes come true. Also you wishes can change depending on if you accomplish your goals. Your wishes are your dreams on how you live your life. People have many different dream and goals. You always should think before you wish for something you don't mean.
Deletethis is what i tried to say on my blog but you gave a better understanding of the meaning with some examples but I see people all the time wishing for something and i ask why and what for too.
DeleteWhen we contemplate our desires and wishes, normally they are temporary. Our wishes change constantly, and so the quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld " We are very far from always knowing our own wishes ", i think means, we may believe our desires are true, but as soon as we obtain those wants and wishes, we have a new set of wishes, wants, and desires. So in term, we never truely satisfy our wishes. So as we believe we are getting close to this nirvana but are always astray. An example of having a wish come true but having a negative effect would be when or if someone was to wish for tickets to a game but that game getting canceled at the last second due to some unfortunate circumstance. The person who had the tickets would be mad because they would not be able to get a refund for those tickets and they would possibly not go to a make-up date if they have work, school, etc. Another example of having a negative effect of a wish would be if someone were to wish for a second chance to do something. If they had done over what had been wronged before and had corrected it now, it could have severe consequences in future times. Say if the person had tried to hit 1 person but hit another and they wanted another chance but got it right, it would still lead into people not liking that person.
ReplyDelete[p.s] I needed to make up this assignment because I had not done it.