Some people believe LUST is limited to sexual desire. They would be wrong. Are you among them?

Exactly. I have found to my great distress that most people stop at definition one and then argue with me about word usage. They dwell in ignorance and are delighted with it and by it. They are not curious enough to peruse or pursue the entirety of a definition. Thank you for your thoughtful reply Shuhak. My curiosity runs deep. I can't fathom why everyone's doesn't! I'm gonna ask!

Might one say that you 'lust' after knowledge? This post was edited by Shuhak at February 2, 2020 1:59 AM MST

Indeed that is true! Since I can remember. When I was very young my mom and I used to "play school". So when I went to Nursery School at the age of 3 I EXPECTED to sit at a desk with paper and pencil and be taught things. What I found that first day? All they did was play sleep eat. When my mom picked me up I told her I was not going back. That was not the school I thought I was going to attend and I had no interest in wasting my time there. Not in those exact words but I was FURIOUS and very disappointed. Of course she took me back and I was NOT HAPPY. Funny how I haven't changed at all in that regard. I EXPECT to learn from those who are more intellitent and more knowledgeable than I am. That's why I am drawn to such people and always have been. Don't waste my time with specious and flimsy. I'm not impressed. I lust after knowledge. I lust after spending time with people on whom I rely to be my teachers. In return I hope I provide them with the knowledge that I appreciated that time greatly and I always feel honored when such folks take a lot of time to help me understand things I find difficult to grasp. I hope I can contribute things they find of value.  I will always be that 3-year-old little girl with pencil and paper waiting to learn something. I read that the dye is pretty much cast of whom you will be by the time you are 3 and by the time you are 6 it's solid firm done! Thank you for your reply Shuhak. See what your one-liner wrought? :)

That’s because people don’t usually have a strong craving for tennis shoes. Lust is absolutely used outside of the context of sexual desire, but it usually conveys something so strong that your desire almost borders on sexual pleasure. i.e. with a lust for power, your craving is so strong that being in power could bring you a high beyond anything else. Lust is a strong word, but it’s useful in more ways than one. 

Remember the GOOD OLD DAYS when a president was remembered for one or two stupid things said during their time in office?

Good golly miss molly! I do recall he said something about "lusting in my heart" and the sh** hit the fan with that one. Words do make a difference. Translations do make a difference. Comprehension or lack thereof gets people into a whole mess of trouble. I expect a lot of men who love their wives and would never cheat on them LUST in their hearts for the arm candy hot sexy babes. Some women LUST after the handsome hunks and fantasize but they love their husbands and would never cheat on them. I don't see anything wrong with that. I personally am not wired that way but some are. So what? Big deal! As long as that is as far as it goes it's harmless. It's when they start communicating with "the other" and actually meet and "get it on" that's not so hot. Thank you for your reply SP and the link! Different strokes for different bloes/phokes/folkes! :) This post was edited by RosieG at February 2, 2020 2:15 AM MST

I disagree. I LUST after knowledge Sharon. I always have. Since I can remember I have lusted out loud to learn about what I don't know. It is not NOT an empty addiction and it has EVERYTHING to do with EVERYTHING that is healthy. So your take on lust is not something I share or agree with at all on any level in any context. Different strokes. Since I was a very little girl I have LUSTED after learning. At the age of 3 when I went to nursery school I expected to learn. All I found there was that they played slept ate. I told my mom I was not going back. It was not a school but a playpen and I had no interest in wasting my time. So you see I'm not wired like thee. It happens. So what right? You are happy as you are believing what you believe as is your right. Same for me only we do not agree! Thank you for your reply and Happy Sunday to thee! :)