tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281584218865838665.post8948310932554880249..comments2022-01-08T15:40:08.293-06:00Comments on The Legend of Agaponzie: The Thing About DesireAgaponziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516552672758959667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281584218865838665.post-14508001807623260172012-01-06T13:36:47.630-06:002012-01-06T13:36:47.630-06:00Thank you for your comment. I agree that shelter ...Thank you for your comment. I agree that shelter falls under the category of a need as Maslow defines it, but it is something that we pursue out of desire nonetheless, even if that desire be that our needs are met. According to him, the hierarchy of needs must be met before we can pursue other things, and I don't necessarily disagree. You could really insert any example as the specifics are arbitrary. I also agree that a simpler life if often richer, but the point I'm trying to extend is that without examining where our desires come from, we do not have control of them. Instead of having merely reactionary desires, by constructing your desires out of will you begin the path of greatness.Agaponziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12516552672758959667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281584218865838665.post-71990413793729466422012-01-06T11:59:02.708-06:002012-01-06T11:59:02.708-06:00Maslow calls some of these desires you mention. su...Maslow calls some of these desires you mention. such as shelter, 'needs'. I think it also bears saying that the majority of people confuse needs and desires. Herein lies a problem. When one confuses a desire with a need, they lose track of that which is actually needed. We need far less than we consume. If we all paid more attention to needs and less attention to desires, we can live more simply and richly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com