On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:46:57 -0800, David Lewandowski <[log in to unmask]> wrote: ... i wrote.. >>My second thought is not the desires is what satisfies us, >>but satisfying the desires - is satisfaction. >>Could be more difficult with more desires. >>Just a thought. David: >Do you have a desire to be buried if you eat tubers? Do you have a desire >to become nutty from consuming nuts? The "desires" topic doesn't relate to bears having had desires or not. It's just a kind of classification according to Hildegards visions on food. What would be a desire, say with food: I like cake so much but i shouldn't eat it and it makes me fat. --> I think the desire woun't make you any happier. Or if you have strong desire for a ... fast car... fulfilling the desire *could* make you happier, but as long as you cannot fulfill your desire, you won't be happier with it. More unhapy in longing for it. I mean this kind of desires Hildegard ment, would be increased by bears meat. Who could confirm about this? I don't know anybody else who's eatin bear, but you. ... regards Amadeus S. ... said the (very) old man, looking onto a nice youg girl: oh Lord, you have taken the *ability* away from me. please now take away also the *wanting* .......