Monday, January 19, 2009

basic needs


Again, relief and joy washed through me this morning, as I saw "Adam" on the screen of my cellphone, and as I heard his voice, clear, strong, good. He sounds just fine, just regular. There is a steadiness that Adam has cultivated over his years.
I've been thinking about Maslow's hierarchy. My biggest observation, during this time when one's hand is always holding the cellphone, even during classes and movies and speech sessions, in case of a phone call, is that here, you do the top level activities, the SELF ACTUALIZATION, the art, the pleasures, the real living, even when the very basics of breathing, sleep, safety, and security are a question mark.

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