Friday, October 28, 2011

My Proust Questionnaire 2011

What is your idea of happiness?
Happiness is a state of mind, not an emotion. Happiness is a healthy mixture of delight, hope, faith, sorrow, ambiguity and regret.
Where would you most like to live?
A place full of uncertainties.
What is your favourite virtue?
Longevity.
What is your greatest fear?
The fear of dying before having a girl child.
What is your greatest regret?
Having loved unworthy people.
When and where were you happiest?
Now, here.
What is your greatest extravagance?
A regular metabolism.
What are your favourite qualities in a man?
Courage, Frankness, Honesty.
What are your favourite qualities in a woman?
Courage, Frankness, Honesty.
What do you most value in your friends?
Commitment.
What is your biggest weakness?
Frankness.
What do you enjoy doing most?
Read, Work, Play.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Eccentricity.
What is your idea of misery?
Like happiness, misery is a state of mind. Misery is an unhealthy mixture of delight, hope, faith, sorrow, ambiguity and regret.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Nothing.
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Nothing.
If not yourself, who would you like to be?
Anand, born 20 years earlier.
What is your favourite colour?
Green.
What is your favourite flower?
Jasmine.
What is your favourite bird?
Pigeon.
Who are your favourite writers?
Ayn Rand, Benjamin Graham.
Who are your favourite poets?
Bharathiyar, Robert Frost, John Milton.
Who are your favourite artists?
Morgan Freeman, Prakash Raj, Raghuvaran, Kamal Haasan.
Who are your favourite musicians?
Rahman, Beethoven.
Who are your favourite heroes and heroines in fiction?
Howard Roark, Dominique Francon, Andy Dufresne.
Who are the heroes and heroines in your life?
Mom, Dad, Nirmala, few other women.
Who are your favourite heroes and heroines in history?
None.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
None.
What is your favourite food and drink?
Dosai and Water.
What is your favourite journey?
A walk with someone through an unknown street.
What are your favourite names?
Aanaa, Aey, Divya.
What do you most dislike?
Ignorance.
Which historical figures do you most dislike?
Mr. M. Karunanidhi.
Which living person do you most despise?
If I despise someone, I don't consider one living.
What event in history you most admire?
The creation of Earth.
What social movement do you most admire?
Parenting.
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
Grit.
How would you like to die?
Assassinated.
What is your present state of mind?
Serenity.
What is your biggest pet peeve?
People wanting me to change.
Which fault in others do you most easily tolerate?
Ignorance.
Which fault in yourself do you most easily tolerate?
I don't have faults.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Having lived for 28 years among mortals.
What would you like to be?
A father.
What is your motto?
It's always good to look back. But never stare.

As answered on October 4, 2011.

1 comment:

  1. //It's always good to look back. But never stare
    Nice
    //Aanaa, Aey, Divya
    Divya?
    //The fear of dying before having a girl child
    //Having lived for 28 years among mortals.
    Super!!

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