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Say you have had a passion for classic cars since you were a kid. You then go through life with a desire to have them and work with them. It becomes your whole life. That's fine. Having that desire and passion for something and living it is great. I wish I had that.

But what if you just want, say, a bigger house? I would find it difficult to work up a great passion and desire for that, after all, it's just a pile of bricks and mortar.

What I believe achieves things, is intention - a pure, naked intention to get what you want.

What makes athletes win races? Intention. Their intention is so strong and clear that it cuts through physical pain and negative feelings like a laser beam. Passion and desire may be there as a side effect, both before and after the race, but it's intention that wins it.

If you have a strong sexual desire for someone, does it mean it is going to be fulfilled? Of course not. But, if you have a clear intention to achieve it, you will then plan how to make it happen, then stick to it.

If I want that bigger house, I just need a clear intention, then go for it, which would probably mean getting a higher paid job first to pay for the deposit and extra monthly payments.

I think Hicks' use of the word desire is ambiguous. It is not really the same as a request. Often a desire is just a purely physical, selfish, impulsive thing, and may well be fulfilled - but what of the moral implications?