Richardology - The keys to the meme

Last week I invited people to participate in playing a meme for me.
I was very happy with the responses. The responses far exceeded my expectations. I had expected them to, overall, be polite and pleasant, but I was

I am not going to respond to each and every one of them (as I normally do), except to say a heartfelt thank you for all who played and gave such awesome responses.

I will, however, pick one item from each and respond or comment on it:

breal: Richard needs to (feels the need to) form some kind of conclusion/assign meaning to most things.

Most definitely. I find it very, very hard to just accept things. To know is not enough, I must understand.

carra: I want to amuse Richard.

I loved this response. It made me smile. I definitely need to be amused more, but you might find me a difficult person to amuse – I am quite solemn and stoic in person.

tena: If I were alone in a room with Richard, I would ask him to tell me what he fears more than anything.

I fear falling. I absolutely hate the sensation that rises from your stomach up through your chest. I do not go on roller coasters and do not expect to see me bungee jumping or parachuting.

Ingrid: I want to hug Richard.

Ingrid is an incredibly warm and effusive person whose smiles and hugs instantly make me feel welcome.

elvina: I cherish Richard.

(Elvina wins first prize for making me blush) I am pleased to have been able to have such a strong effect on someone half way across the world whom I have never even met.

kaymac: I think Richard should write that book.

I would love to, but I am not sure I have a story to tell. I find that my writing tends to be more about expressing an emotion or feeling or mood rather than about telling a complete story from start to end.

MOI: Richard needs to feel untied to life's ordinary hum drum maintenance activities and feel the freedom to follow a few of his dreams.

I definitely feel bound to the petty humdrumness of daily life and wish I could decouple myself from it.

bee: Richard needs companion.

We all do, though, perhaps, my needs are somewhat different from most. This may stem from having grown up in a small family (two parents and two siblings) without an extended family around. Even in the whole world, I only have two cousins, two aunts, one grandmother and 4 nieces and nephews (that is blood family, if I include Sofia's extended family, then I have tons).

tin-tin: I want to meet Richard.

There is no quston that I would like to meet my fellow bloggers - they are such an interesting and diverse group.

anonymous: When I think of friendship, I think of Richard.

(I know who anonymous is.) Anonymous has been one of my very favourite friends for many, many years and is not a blogger.

I also asked: Which of these words would you use to describe me?

(I am not responsible for the meanings someone assigned to them. I suppose we can debate endlessly whether the symbolic meanings attached are accurate or not, but ... that just misses the point of this having been a fun exercise.)

1. Moon - The one you miss.
2. Sky - The one you want to share your problems with.
3. Sand - The one you don't care about.
4. Snow - The one you love most.
5. Road - Best Friend.
6. Water - The one you hate.
7. Fire - Dream Lover.

breal: road
carra: moon
tena: sky
Ingrid: road
elvina: water
kaymac: sky
MOI: sand
bee: snow
tin-tin: moon
anonymous: declined or forgot to answer

Image nabbed from here.