How many people ask themselves this question from time to time? A person always wants something. And the more he achieves, the greater his needs become. And often even the joy of what is received is overshadowed by regret about what is not yet.
Pyramid of needs
A man comes into this world, and he is embraced by desires: the simplest, which ensure the vital activity of the body. The need for food, warmth, sleep. Further, according to psychologists, the child strives for what he does not have yet: to be like an adult, learn to walk, communicate, and perform some kind of social duties. Moreover, they arise in a certain sequence, as they grow older.
In psychology, this phenomenon was described by A. Maslow and called the "Pyramid of human needs." According to this theory, the very first vital needs of a person should be satisfied, thanks to which he does not feel hunger, thirst, fatigue.
The second step of the pyramid called the need for security, protection. Thanks to her, someone wants to get a strong house, and someone successfully marries in order to find a defender. The method usually depends on security perceptions.
What follows is a desire to relate to any group that is very pronounced in adolescents. This is a need for belonging, a feeling of being part of something larger. It is she who makes a person fulfill the rules put forward by one or another social unit.
Then there is a need for respect and recognition. A person strives to take a leading position in any niche so that his dignity is appreciated by the society to which he considers himself.
And the peak of the pyramid is called the desire for self-actualization, that is, the realization of their potential. Here, it is no longer the struggle for a place under the sun that becomes the cause of a person’s activity, but his desire to do what he has a penchant for. It is believed that this is why in history there are cases when emperors became vegetable growers, and successful businessmen suddenly left hermits in the woods.