People always want to realize their own desires. Sometimes desire is such a strong impulse that it cannot be avoided. Many people desire to have possessions that do not meet their needs. People often crave materialistic objects that are luxuries such as money, expensive houses and cars, expensive clothes and jewelry. I often confuse materialistic objects with my needs. My desire is so strong that these seemingly important treasures often surpass my needs. As a child, I often used my desires for selfish reasons. This selfishness would manipulate my parents into purchasing or obtaining items that did not satisfy our needs, but desires. Desire comes from the Latin word ordini which means to lack, desire and long for. Wishing led to the creation of the 12th-century Old French word desir, now written like the English word wish, but nothing much has changed except the pronunciation. The Latin word Desire which means to lose, long for, and desire, is almost similar to selfish desires, because many people believe they are losing something they don't have, long for the possessions they desire, and long for the personal treasures they desire. I don't need them. I always want things I don't need. The things I want are rarely needs, but desires. When I was younger my primary thoughts were toys, games and fancy clothes. I never realized that there were more important goods such as a place to reside, food to nourish the body, and other important factors that contributed to my well-being. Desire is an act of wanting, yet people become more selfish with their desires. I often want items that don't benefit me. This action is often considered selfishness. ...... middle of the paper ...... about a decision and this is the desire. Works Cited "Desire". The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd edition. 1991. Print.Dickinson, Emily. “So proud to have to die.” The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson: With an Introduction by Her Granddaughter Martha Dickinson Bianchi. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1924. Page 240. Print. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments. King James Version edition. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1984. Print. "NASCAR Considering Radical Changes." Opelika-Auburn News. January 19, 2014. 2b. Print.Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Mirrors and windows: connection with literature. Common Core State Standards Edition. Brenda Owens, ed. St. Paul, Minnesota: EMC Publishing, 2012. Pages 341-433. Print.Waite, Maurice and Sara Hawker. Compact Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. 3rd edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Print.