[PinkDolphin]

I just bought the book, Please Understand Me, by David Keirsey, and in the chapter about Idealists, he included a passage written about Edith Wharton by her biographer, R.W.B Lewis. He writes:
Externally, she was a creature of gaiety, given to bursts of enthusiasm, to harmless vanities, and constant physical activity. She also experienced chills of embarrassment and self doubt. But all the time her inner life was burgeoning; beautiful objects made her senses race, and great poetry set her aglow. Almost by the same token, she was overcome at times by the mysterious and dreadful sadness of life. She took nothing calmly.
This was me almost to a T! 99.9% of it fit me! I am recording this in my diary, true to my Idealist personality, I am not taking this calmly either!
Does this fit you as well?

[Ethereal]

Everything fit me, except I don't read much poetry. I get more emotionally effected by music compared to words.

[Geoffrey]

Hello, PinkDolphin,
-----Welcome to PerC!
-----I am glad you are excited by Please Understand Me II, and by learning about your type. The vibe fits me, but I am usually calm (though intense), given to bursts of physical activity (it's not constant), and while I am often floored by the deplorable cruelty of life, I also stand in awe of its beauty. The "inner-life burgeoning" sentence fits perfectly.
-----Nice to meet you. I hope you enjoy your time here!
All the best,
Geoffrey

[Sily]

I just bought the book, Please Understand Me, by David Keirsey, and in the chapter about Idealists, he included a passage written about Edith Wharton by her biographer, R.W.B Lewis. He writes:
Externally, she was a creature of gaiety, given to bursts of enthusiasm, to harmless vanities, and constant physical activity. She also experienced chills of embarrassment and self doubt. But all the time her inner life was burgeoning; beautiful objects made her senses race, and great poetry set her aglow. Almost by the same token, she was overcome at times by the mysterious and dreadful sadness of life. She took nothing calmly.

Does this fit you as well?

See the parts I marked out? Those are not me.

I'm a Nine who takes a lot of life *calmly*, evenly, Peacefully.

Beauty? Oh yeah, count me in.

I am not a fan of sadness, nor do I cultivate it to help me feel "more alive".
Poetry? Here's my reaction to most poetry, especially *amateur* poetry - - ->

[da_gobbo]

Externally, she was a creature of gaiety, given to bursts of enthusiasm, to harmless vanities, and constant physical activity. She also experienced chills of embarrassment and self doubt. But all the time her inner life was burgeoning; beautiful objects made her senses race, and great poetry set her aglow. Almost by the same token, she was overcome at times by the mysterious and dreadful sadness of life. She took nothing calmly.

inspired by @Sily i'll quote & highlight(in purple, any excuse to use the colour) the bits that are me, occasionally i find poentry i really enjoy, it's much more likely to be the poetry in song lyrics though.

I'm also an E9 btw, and i'm also not a fan of sadness, but sometimes when you look at some of the things that happen in life in general it just makes you feel sad