Question

What is the difference between a want and a desire? Think about your own feelings and try to describe the differences.

Answer 1

Difference between want and desire

• Want is defined as the something which you don't need absolutely but that will make your life a little better while desire is defined as something which you wish to have regardless of your wants and needs
• Want is comparitively less stronger and even has lesser intense feeling as compared to desire
• Examples of want - sports car , Bunglow etc obviously they are only luxury items but not necessity
• Example of desire - Sexual appetite
• Explanation of an example -

1. If we talk about want - best example for want is when a child wants a fancy stationary by looking at his or her friend in their school. At this point of time a child want something which he doesn't have but this is susceptible to change very quickly. So we can say that a want arises due to shortage of something which you don't need absolutely but will make your like a little better.
2. If we talk about desire - The best example is when a child when grows up he or she desire to become let say a doctor , for which he will study harder and try to make it a reality . Also if we say a child desire to be a doctor and a child wants to be a doctor makes a strong feeling of longing which has been there for longer time.