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WhenIwasayoungteenagerIwishedthatIwouldbecomea

neurosurgeon. Ineverbackedthatwishupbyapplyingformedical

schoolorattemptinginanywaytoreceivethetrainingthatwouldbe

necessarytoallowmetoattainthefulfillmentofmy wish.

Wishesareclearlystrongdesiresthatpeopledonotbackupwith

theenergynecessarytobringthemintoreality.Theymayseemvery

importanttous,butifweconsiderthefactthatwearenotwillingto

worktofulfillthem,theirtrueimportancetousbeginstobeseeninits

properperspective.

Whatisthetruedefinitionofawant?Whatdoesitmeantowant

acertainthingoracertaincircumstanceinourlife?Isawantthesame

asawish?Takeamomentnowtoconsiderthesequestionsinyour

ownmindbeforecontinuingwiththischapter.

Awidely-acceptedpracticalandpsychologicaldefinitionofa

wantis astrongdesirebackedbywhateverenergyisnecessaryto

attainthatdesire.Thisdefinitionismademoreclearforyouinthe

followingexample.IdecidedwhenIwasinhighschoolthatIwanted

togotocollege.Ibackedupthiswantbytakingacollegepreparatory

courseduringmyhighschoolyearsandthenmakingformalapplica-

tiontoauniversity.SinceIalsowantedtograduatefromcollege,I

tookthenecessaryrequiredcoursesattheuniversityandtheneces-

sarynumberofelectivesinordertocompletetherequirementsfor

graduation. Unlikemy desireto play classical musicon apiano

which,forme,wasonlyawish,mydesiretoattendandgraduate

fromcollegewasastrongwantbackedbyenergyintheformofaction
thatwasdesignedtobringwhatIwantedintoreality.
Readyourwishesandwantsoveragainandthinkaboutthemfor
afewmoments.Areyourthreelistingsofwantstrulydesireswhich
youarewillingtobackwithenergyandaction?Ifyouranswerisno
then youcannot stopdeluding yourselfanylonger,andadmitto
yourselfthatyoumaywishforthesethingsbuttrulydonotwantthem
inyourlife.Whatindividualwouldbesofoolishastobeunhappyat
the absenceofsomethingorsome circumstanceinhis life which
hereally didn'twantthere anyway? Haveyou spent timebeing
unhappybecauseyoudidnothaveathingorcircumstancewhichyou
trulydidn'twantinthefirstplace?
Youmaynowlookatyourresponsestosectionthree.Whatisa
need?Isaneedsomethingyouwantverystronglyandarewillingto
putalltheactionnecessarybehinditinordertoachieveitsreality?Is

aneedanything likea wish?Doyou feelthatyourneedsare as