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9/3/2019 1 Comment The Proust Questionnaire They say “Never judge a book by its binding” but, what if you could get an insight in someones mind from just a number of questions, that could allow you to know the way they think. At least French novelist Marcel Proust came up with a concept of questions that could. Proust even was clever enough to come up with a questionnaire called The Proust Questionnaire that would identify or expose a person’s truth. So, I guess we shall see my truth in the way I perceive things.
__1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? Perfect happiness is waking up with no worries and living everyday carefree. It’s having the career and job that you’ve always wanted and desired. Perfect happiness is waking up to a; beautiful, loving, caring family to share it with! __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear is failure and not succeeding in my career path. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? If there was any trait, I could get rid of it would be my self confidence in myself. I have the worst habit of second guessing myself. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? If I could name a trait that I dislike the most in other it would be a dishonest person who lies to get what they want. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? I admire my oldest and only brother. I chose him because, he has built a business from the ground up. His drive for his business to be successful has taught me so much. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? I over spend on my daughter every time I’m out I can’t resist to buying her unnecessary things. __7.__What is your current state of mind? My state of mind currently is very positive. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? I would say the most overrated virtue would be generosity because sometimes people will take advantage of your kindness. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I can’t lie and keep a straight face its extremely hard for me. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? I most dislike about my appearance is that I am judged by my hijab people will just assume that i may be an extreme because of my religion. When in reality I'm really laid back,and I occasionally use bad language. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I despise Donald Trump more than anyone, Instead of him making America great again he’s destroying everything that many people in the past fought and died for. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? I love a man who believes equal rights for both men and women. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? I love when women empower one another instead of tearing each other down for no reason. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? I love you! I literally tell my family I love them 5 or more times a day. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? My two daughter Mizani and Mariah are the greatest gift that God ever gave me. __16.__When and where were you happiest? One of the happiest days was when I married my husband, because he such a loving, caring, and supportive man. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? I would love to have the ability to be able to respond to emergency at a timely manner when it comes to saving lives and being productive in my career. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would want to be way more confident with myself. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement would be being a mother and leaving a legacy behind even when I’m no longer here on this earth no longer. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? I would come back as a butterfly, because they come from something so simple as a caterpillar and turn into this beautiful creature that can just fly anywhere so freely. __21.__Where would you most likely to live? I’ve always wanted to live in Arizona its; no grass, warm all the time, pools are built with every house, and did I mention I wont have to cut grass! __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My heart is my most treasured possession because without it I wouldn’t have the ability to be compassionate, loving, caring. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? One being so miserable that they’ll tell lies about other to make themselves look good. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation would be being a Nursing Assistant on a transplant unit. I can help patients get through some of the hardest times in their life when transitioning with a new organ. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? I would say the most trait that stands out about myself would be my ambition, because whenever I’m determined about something, I won’t allow anything to get in my way. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? The most important qualities I look for in a friend is to be loyal, supportive, and honesty. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? My favorite poet would be Maya Angelou her poetry has always touched me in a way I can’t explain. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Batman has always been my favorite hero even though he’s costume symbolizes darkness he actually represents goodness in the dark city of Gotham. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? Oprah Winfrey is an amazing historical figure in my eyes, despite her rough life growing up in a rough neighborhood, and not having a safe childhood she was still able to beat the odds. She didn’t allow her past to get in the way of her future. She was so determined and ambitious that she not only had a successful talk show, but other successful business ventures such as; written screen plays to movies, her own television network, and to mention being a billionaire. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My two heroes are my father and brother the two men who I can honestly count on all the time. __31.__What are your favorite names? My favorite names are Chanel, London, and Aisha. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I dislike most when people aren’t truthful. __33.__What is your greatest regret? My greatest regret is not finishing school 5 years ago and allowing excuse after excuse to get in my way of me returning to school. __34.__How would you like to die? I would like to die as a Muslim with no pain and suffering. __35.__What is your motto? My motto I go by is “Live your life like every day is your last”.
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