What Should We Do With Our Desires?

Desire is core to what it means to be human. Relationships are determined by it. Business is driven by it. World systems rise and fall because of it. Here’s why…

Desires signal what’s important. They are designed to remind us of what we lack as well as what we long to have. Our desires are not inherently bad, but they can be unhealthy and potentially damaging. For example, it is possible to desire a right thing, for the wrong reason.

“If you want to make a man happy, don’t add to him riches...take away from his desires”

I’m not suggesting that the suppression of desire is the solution to our problems, but it is important to allow it to inform and guide us to what is really important. What are your deepest desires pointing to?