Perhaps my musings were unclear in my earlier post, but I think A1's on to something.
Desire is very, very close and primary to essence. There's something very basic and essential about desire involving free will. I wouldn't necessarily say at this point I think desire is all of one's essence, but I think much of essence can be captured by the word desire at this point. Though whether it's 100%, I'm not so sure.
I think this is a very interesting and useful line of inquiry Manny.
Desire is very, very close and primary to essence. There's something very basic and essential about desire involving free will. I wouldn't necessarily say at this point I think desire is all of one's essence, but I think much of essence can be captured by the word desire at this point. Though whether it's 100%, I'm not so sure.
I think this is a very interesting and useful line of inquiry Manny.