desires are thought of as states of enthusiasm for an end—things that put a gleam in our eye—then we often act because we have particular concerns, when desire is not the right word. Here I am cutting the grass when I would like to be out sailing. Why? Not really because I desired to cut the grass. Perhaps I hate it. But it was time to do it, or it had to be done.
Stoicism: learning to love doing the right thing rather than the pleasant [desirable] thing.
