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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: one_less who wrote (39114)6/4/1999 10:03:00 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Perfection is when every creature's needs
are met absolutely and simultaneously.


Hmmm.

Needs, or wants?

I don't need anything except the barest essentials of food, clothing, and shelter. But I sure WANT a lot more than that. And to be happy I need more than that. So how do you define needs? (Or do you define being loved as a need, rather than a want?)

Even if all my needs were met I would NOT consider that perfection. There is no way I can argue that I NEED a new Hummer instead of a functional but older Taurus. But I sure won't consider my life perfect with the Taurus.

Or is it that you want to remake me so that I am perfectly satisfied with having my minimal needs met? (Or course, I would have to be a vegetarian, because no cow's needs could be considered met if it were killed in its prime just to feed me a nice yummy steak.)
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