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Yourpapershouldnowcontainthisadditionalinformation:
SectionTwo.
- Iwant(yourcompletionofthesentence).
- I want(yourcompletionofthesentence).
- I want(yourcompletionofthesentence).
Forthe momentdo notconcernyourself with whether
wishesandwantsarethesamethings. Thiswillbediscussed
laterinthischapter.Justfollowyourfeelings incompleting
thesesentences.
Whenyouhavecompletedsection twoyouarereadyto
progresstosectionthree.
- Completethefollowingsentencethreetimeswithoutrefer-
ringtoeithersectiononeorsectiontwooftheworkyouhave
alreadyfinished.
"Ineed.. ."
Yourpapershouldcontainthefollowingadditionalinfor-
mation:
SectionThree.- I need(yourcompletionofthesentence).
- Ineed(yourcompletionofthesentence).
- Ineed(yourcompletionofthesentence).
When you have completed sectionthree read all your
responsesoverbutbesurenottochangeanyofyourwording.
Nowyouarereadytoevaluateyourresponses.
Areyouranswersforsectionsoneandtwoidentical?Doyou
considerawishandawantthesamething?Youmaybesurprisedto
learn that unhappiness can come into aperson's life when that
individualconfuseswishesandwants.
Howwouldyoudefineawish?Isawishsomethingyoudesire
verybadly?Isawishsomethingyoufeelyouwillneverreallyhave?
Whatisyourdefinitionofawish?Takeamomenttothinkabout
thisbeforereadingoninthischapter.
Awidely-acceptedpracticalandpsychologicaldefinitionofa
wishisastrongdesirethatisnotbackedbytheenergynecessaryto
attainit. Youcanseethis definitioninoperationinthefollowing
example: From thetime Iwasa childI wishedthatIcouldplay
classicalmusiconthepiano.IstillwishIcouldplayclassicalmusic
onapiano,butIhaveneverbackedupthatwishbytakingpiano
lessons.