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Question: I have everthing i want and nothing i desire!?
does this describe you!?
what do you think it means!?

most importantly did anyone famous say it to your knowlage!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Yes!.!.!.
I have what I set out to acquire, yet I do not desire it!. The desire to acquire it has subsided, as it has been won!.
!.!.!.There is no joy in having it!.

I can hear Dorian Gray saying it!. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde!.

Along the lines of!.!.!. "When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer" - PlutarchWww@QuestionHome@Com

Better: I have eveything I need, and nothing do I want (lack)!. Native Americans lived this way, and never took more from the earth than what was necessary to meet their needs!. The earth flourished, and so did plants, animals, and humans!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Buddha taught the benefit of having no desires!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!. haven't heard that before!.

First, it must be clarified what's the distinction between "want" and "desire"!.

It's a beauttiful and deep quotation!. I think it means people can never be content!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If anyone can say that , it would be a realized soul!.
The curious thing is that such a one will not say it because that one has got rid of the 'I'!.

http://www!.sriramanamaharshi!.org/booksfo!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This doesnt describe me but it makes sense!. It is saying that if you have everything you want, then there is nothing else you could want (aka desire)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's a song lyric, quoted everywhere but nobody attributes it to anyone!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it means that ur spoiled!. Poss!. paris hilton!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

When you want you want !.Www@QuestionHome@Com

that person must have a sucky life !. baha !.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Metallica!?!Www@QuestionHome@Com