Proust Questionnaire
Barrington Simpson | Accounting Coordinator, ARTA
Barry Simpson Responds to
a Proust Questionnaire
What is your favourite virtue?
Compassion.
What do you appreciate
most in your friends?
Honesty and loyalty. My true
friends will tell me what I need to
hear to make me a better person,
not what they think I want to
hear.
What is your greatest regret?
My biggest regret is not letting
loved ones know how much I love
and appreciate them, and the
impact they have made on my
life. I believe that you should give
people their “flowers” while they
are alive so that they can see the
beauty too.
If not yourself, who would
you be?
My dad.
What is your idea
of happiness?
Happiness is realizing that no
matter what is happening around
me, I still have a reason to smile.
It is being around happy people
or brightening someone’s day.
I used to believe that it was to
have material things, but once I
received some of these things, I
realized that I wasn’t satisfied.
How do you find meaning
in life?
I am a firm believer that I must
be a light in dark places. My
light should always be shining.
Whether it be through a smile, a
laugh or a deep conversation, I
know that I am able to make an
impact on this earth if I can affect
someone’s day.
Which talent would you most
like to have?
To make people laugh.
What is your most treasured
possession?
Other than my family, my Nord
piano.
What is your motto?
“Keep Shining” — as long as you
are alive, you can make the world
a better place.
What is your favourite
place in Canada?
Edmonton, Alberta
— There is no place
like home!
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