Proust Questionnaire

Answer each one (or the 10-15 you find most compelling) and provide a brief
exploration of why you answered the way you did, to include the I.
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?

being with family and having God
What is your greatest fear?
illness
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Julius Caesar?
Which living person do you most admire?
Our president because he loves our country
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
being self-conscious
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
dishonesty
What is your greatest extravagance?
finding treasures in the most unlikely places and circumstances
What is your favorite journey?
a trip to Japan when I was in college
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
none
On what occasion do you lie?
for other people
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My faith
When and where were you happiest?
with family and in school, holidays and road trips, good books and good
movies
Which talent would you most like to have?
singing
What is your current state of mind?
mature
If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
bring back my father
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
being who I am now
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, who or what would you
choose?
The Philippine President or be born in another country like England, Korea or
Japan (#perspective)
Where would you like to live?
#17
Where is your favorite occupation?
teaching and driving

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What is your most marked characteristic?

eccentric
What is the quality you most admire in a man?
honesty
What is the quality you most admire in a woman?
simplicity
What do you most value in your friends?
their sense of humor
Who are your favorite writers?
Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Emerson, Frost
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Don Quixote
Who are your heroes in real life?
Christ
What are your favorite names?
Jem and Rein
What is it that you most dislike?
cynics
How would you like to die?
Ill leave that to God.
What is your motto?
if I could stop one heart from breaking