Hello! This is my very first blog post for my English Composition l class. This is The Proust Questionnaire. It is a series of 34 questions composed by Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist. I have honestly never heard of this questionnaire before! Which I thought was interesting, since it seems so well known. I've read that these questions usually are used for interviews. The questions definitely made me think. It was tough to answer some of them, and very easy to answer others. I enjoy questions that make me think though!
The Proust Questionnaire _1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? To be financially comfortable, to have a healthy family, to be doing what I love, and to be in warm weather by the beach when I finally decide to buy a house. __2.__What is your greatest fear? Losing someone I love. Or getting a disease that is not curable, like cancer. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I can be very aggressive and I have a big ego. Sometimes, both of those can be great qualities to have, but when they come out in me, its definitely at the wrong times 99% of the time. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? People who are just heartless. I just can't understand how a humans can be that way, whether it's towards each other or animals or whatever. It really gets to me. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? My Mother. She puts everyone before herself and always has. She is the most selfless person I've ever seen, and anyone who knows her would say the same. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? Probably my apartment, and my car. They may not be the nicest but they're mine that I worked hard for and I’m proud that I have them. __7.__What is your current state of mind? Overwhelmed but happier than I used to be. I recently went though a tough time in my life. The last couple of years were very difficult, but slowly I'm getting back to myself. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Having to show off if you’re wealthy. I admire people who are humble. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? Personally I do to not hurt someone’s feelings, unless it is a serious matter. For example a "white lie" I'll do once in a while. But I usually don't lie about things. I've learned that the hard way. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? My face. I wish I had more unique features. I wish I looked exotic or something. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I honestly do not have anyone in particular that I despise. But I despise anyone who harms animals. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? Honesty and Patience. Sense of humor is huge too. It's hard to just pick one quality. I need a few of them in a man in order to be satisfied with them. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Their motherly instincts and how they care for the people they love. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? The word “Like." I've been trying not to say it as much when I talk. It just flows right out sometimes though. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? Maybe my Grandmother or my Mom. My grandmother on my stepfathers side has been here for me since day 1. She helped me through my childhood and understood that I just needed someone to be there for me when my family was going through tough times. __16.__When and where were you happiest? When I was a kid. I had a whacky childhood but I didn’t stress about the things I stress about now. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? I’d love to be able to sing. I love music and I sing all of the time.. It just doesn't always sound the best. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My brain. I do wish I was smarter. It takes me a minute to comprehend things sometimes. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Starting college again to become a nurse. I'm very determined to do this. I was a personal trainer for years and I've had some great achievements doing that, but this is what I want as my career and I'm proud of myself for going after it. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? A Lion. It's my zodiac sign, but I also love Lions because they're powerful creatures that every other animal looks up to but is also pretty afraid of. __21.__Where would you most like to live? Hawaii. I visited there a couple of years ago. I never really had traveled before so it was a whole new experience for me. I felt like I really found myself. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? I have ashes from my childhood cat that I loved dearly. I've moved 3 times out on my own so far in my adult life and they are the one possession that I always have to have with me. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Not finding any joy in life. If someone can’t laugh at least once a day, I feel as thought they've hit that lowest depth. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? I’d love to be a nurse. I recently just started college again in hopes to become one. I love taking care of people and making them feel good. I want to be needed and being a nurse if such a rewarding job. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? My personality and sense of humor. As I grow and get older, I'm learning not to take things so seriously and to laugh at my mistakes instead of stress about every little thing. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? The fact that I don’t have to talk to them all of the time and we are still close. Since we've gotten older, it's tough to keep in touch everyday or even every other day. Sometimes that can really effect friendships. Luckily the couple of friends I have, we can live our own lives and when I do see them or even talk to them, it's like we just pick right back up where we left off. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? Maya Angelou. I always loved her poems since I was a little girl. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Wonder Woman. She's a bad mama gamma! __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? This is a tough one. I honestly don't know! I don't really feel like I identify with anyone. I thought about it and nobody really caught my mind. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My Mom. I hope to be even half the mom she is one day. She can be a big ball of stress sometimes, but she's loving and caring. __31.__What are your favorite names? I love Charlotte or Blake for a girl and Anthony for a boy. My brothers name is Anthony. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? People who harm animals. Nothing upsets me more than animal abuse. __33.__What is your greatest regret? I try not to regret anything, but I do regret giving my dog to my ex-boyfriend when we broke up. __34.__How would you like to die? In my sleep, I don’t want to feel pain if I can help it. I try to keep myself healthy so I can prevent certain health problems in the future. I work in the medical field now and it's very eye opening how you can get sick in the blink of an eye.
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