The Reasons for Lust

I'm curious to learn more about lust for the same reasons that I initially chose the word: it's provocative and mysterious. I know so little about it; its origins; its involvement in mythology. The word seems to have a long history, yet I know little of it. It's something that's kept under the covers because of its sexual, explicit, even seductive nature. Its mystery makes the word more than just a definition for me right now. It's an era, a feeling, a thought process? Things I don't know yet. It's a thought process really, for me at least. Everything can or does pertain to lust. Because of this, I am excited to research the word; I was even excited when I found a new source in the library this afternoon. It's the frame of mind in which I am currently living, is this a good or bad thing? No one knows...