2010: Needs and Wants

Dear Friends,

Wants and Needs. People want a lot of things but only need some. Why is it that we as a people want a lot but need a little? Recently I have been changing what I want in life and what’s needed. My needs are simple because of my hard life. I only need food, water, clothing, and shelter. I am simplistic because I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth or up my ass. I worked for my needs. I work for my lifestyle. However, there are a lot of things I want. I want a car. I want to be rich. I want to marry Halle Berry. In order to get some of my wants, I would have to work harder just to accomplish what I want. My point is there are a lot of people that want the world handed to them. I say if they don’t work for it, fuck them.
A need is something that is necessary for humans to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants because a deficiency would cause a clear negative outcome, such as dysfunction or death. A need can be objective and physical, such as food and water, or they can be subjective and psychological, such as the need for self-esteem. On a societal level, needs are sometimes controversial, such as the need for a nationalized health care system. Understanding needs and wants is an issue in the fields of politics, social science, and philosophy. A want is something that is desired. It is said that people have unlimited wants, but limited resources. Each person has wants. You might want a laptop while your best friend may want a desktop computer. Thus, people cannot have everything they want and must look for the best alternatives which they can afford. With the definitions said, why is it people bitch about what they want but not what they need? Hope this open your mind about what you want and what you need.





Eugene Chandler III