The king sees some hungry children. He takes them to the nearby inn and feeds them. He sees a woman who looks sad. He listens to her and comforts her. He leaves the inn and watches a funny Venetian puppet show. He is content and has a smile on his face.
"Once upon a time, there was a king who was able to identify needs."
The notion of identifying needs
A specific need feels like an inner state of tension that continues to grow until it meets the right object of need – and then the tension is reduced.
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Needs often occur simultaneously. For example, we might be hungry at the same time as we need to go to the bathroom. Our amazing ability to suspend our needs is a powerful survival mechanism, and in combination with our ability to focus on fulfilling others’ needs, it can do wonders for both our interpersonal relations and our careers. Our emotional foundation is established and maintained through love and our parents’ ability to fulfil our needs. The key to building and maintaining good self-esteem is our capacity to sense and identify our own needs and, subsequently, to take responsibility for having them fulfilled. That may sound like a straightforward task and a simple human mechanism to master.