We might not turn all our desires into actions, but all our actions are a result of our desires. For example, every act of theft starts with someone’s desire to have something that he or she has no right to have. Every act of adultery begins with someone’s desire for a person he or she is not married to. Once we recognize the place that desire has in our actions, we get to deal with what is underneath the surface. Starting this way, we see the reasons that make us act in the way we do. What is more,