Behind all desire is the wish to be whole and empowered again. Its the motive behind wealth, power, and fame. By itself our desire does not have the power to do that. It is too self interested and afraid. It hides its weakness behind a desire to control. It builds walls of self denial and deception. Alone desire creates a hell all of its own making. It is the empty hunger of desire . That starves the life right out of us. Life only grows when their is no desire. It can only blossom if we surrender it.