This is my first blog called the Proust questionnaire. What is the Proust questionnaire you say? It is a modern popularity form of interview developed by Marcel Proust. I tried answering these questions the best that I could in order for you to see what kind of writer I would be.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? Perfect happiness is when I’m with family and friends. Just laughs and jokes during a simple time back when money was irrelevant. __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear is dying without a purpose. Living a life without leaving an impact, or a dent into this world. I don’t want to look back on my deathbed one day and say that I could have done this better or lived an unfulfilled life. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? The trait that I deplore in myself is kindness and giving. Throughout the past I have been known to give and sacrificed, sometimes I would sacrifice myself especially during times of scarcity. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? The trait that I deplore on other is the same that I give to others, kindness and giving. When others are unselfish and give back even when not asked, I tend to make a mental note and admire the person. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? The person I would admire the most is my step father. He is a very resilient and influential person that changed my life. A crazy Irishman that was in special operations during the Korean War that loves to take risks. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? My greatest extravagance would be manifesting my capability as a civilian. During my time with the Marine Corps, and my younger days while I was in school, I have noticed that I always pushed my threshold for growth and adventure. __7.__What is your current state of mind? My current state of mind is that I am stuck in a rot. I have noticed that pursuing money does not lead to happiness and accomplishment. In my line of work I have always hear from my co workers accumulate a six figure income, however none of them are happy or fulfilled. Sometimes I wonder if they see life in my own eyes or have the same standards. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? The most overrated virtue that I would consider is common sense. In our society we see it all the time with how policy,laws, moral codes, ethics, etc should be instilled. However, nobody care and when a tragedy happens things change. A tragedy should not be a catalyst for change. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? The occasion I would lie is when i deemed it necessary to lie to avoid certain confrontation or to protect others or others interest. I like to choose my own battles. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? What I dislike about my appearance is how I am getting older. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? Today I would say, the president because we allow this person to be in charge even when so many facts have come to light. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? The most liked quality in a man is that a man can inspire and change the world. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? What I liked most in woman goes with question number 12, is that a man cannot accomplish to change and inspire the world without a powerful strong woman to back him up. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? The words or phrases that I most overuse is, “Do you understand?” With my brain injury from Iraq, I have noticed that my mouth is no longer as fast as my brain. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? My greatest love would be my grandmother. Nobody will come close to how much love I have for her. She is the reason, I’m still alive today. __16.__When and where were you happiest? When I was with my family when I was younger was when I were most happiest. It was more of a simpler time and I felt very innocent and naive. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? Unwavering resilience is what I liked most to have. You can’t fail. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? If I could change one thing about myself it would be to more resilient. I feel older and with more knowledge about myself. I know the person who was in the Marine Corps was a different person than the father that I am today. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? I would say completing my military career is my greatest achievement today. It became a solid foundation for this life. I can always fall back on prior experiences that I fell I have lived a lifetime at the age of 30. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? If I would die and come back as person, I would like to be myself again. I would like to do things better,however, I’m afraid that I might not see my son again. __21.__Where would you most like to live? At a beautiful beach that stays in the 80 degree weather all year round is where I would like to live. Imagine Medillin, Colombia weather but without the violence or corruption of life. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? I don’t have any treasured possession. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? My lowest depth of misery is if and when the love of my life dies. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation was the military unfortunately that life is behind me now. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? Unselfishness is my most marked characteristic. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? The most value I have in my friends is trustworthiness. Without trust, there are no such friends. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? My favorite writer is Dr. Jose Rizal. He was a Filipino writer that studied in Spain. With his writing he inspired a whole nation to fight for independence. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? My fiction hero is Batman. The billionaire playboy is just a front for him to change Gotham. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? John Hancock is the most historical figure I would identify with. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My heroes in real life would be the ones we will never hear from. You only hear about them from your local community newspaper when they are dead. My heroes are the special forces of our county. __31.__What are your favorite names? My favorite name is Ray of course because of my name, and also Mason. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I dislike dishonesty and selfishness. __33.__What is your greatest regret? To live and unfulfilled life is my greatest regret. __34.__How would you like to die? I would like to die fulfilled and completed a lifetime of journey. Surrounded by loved ones, family and friends. __35.__What is your motto? My motto is take from my friend in the military. He always told me to, “Have fun, take risk.”
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Ray CabanceI'm a student at Delaware County Community College and I major in Criminal Justice. Currently working for the State of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Archives
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