a modest proposal, related topic: what do you want to do?

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Hi ;since having heart surgery a couple of years ago, I have taken more time to evaluate my life.As an adult, I was happiest (in a naive idealistic way) about 15 years ago. was serving God as part of the leadership of a local church, genuinely enjoyed the style of worship, the governmental structure, and the people. was only working part time, delivering advertizing materials door to door. My beloved cat, Boots was still alive.That phase of my life has ended, and life has gone on. Life does involve change, I have lost much of my idealism, am probably more realistic regarding my fellow humans.Often, I don't appreciate what is happening at the time; When it is past, then do look back and realize that I was happy, fulfilled

etc.Possibly my needs are being met in different ways now. (some more than others)Last year a friend asked me 'what do you want to do'? (When younger I had a list of things to aim for or to achieve but in the past few years my life-energy seemed to be just to survive)At the time I had 3 answers:1. Attend Tai Chi classes;2. Travel or explore (by visiting neighboring communities and also explore different parts of my own city without spending a lot of time/money to travel to distant places)3. Dialogue with people who have Aspergers Syndrome, (it seems I have some of the same characteristics)Now; one goal is to overcome my uneasiness with riding down escalators, (so if I do travel to distant cities, I will be able to ride their subway systems, which in some cities are accessed by going down an escalator.)Another is to attend all the Church Services of the Triduum (leading up to

Easter)Do any of you want to answer the question: "what do you want to do??"--- On

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environmental1st2003 <no_reply > wrote:

"I think Maslow was an idealist, in that human nature would lead to an idealistic state of altruism when individual needs were met."

I think it depends on each individual's personality. I enjoy having these forums available for all of you, yet tend not to get much pleasure from them that often because if I had it my way, they would be structured differently -more to my liking.

I also do the podcasts with Raven, and it pleases me that other people can get some useful information from them.

Yet many of my own needs that are lower on Maslow's Hierarchy are not met to my satisfaction.

One can look at Trump, who has everything he could possibly want, and he is not in the least altruistic.. .unless it can get him a tax writeoff.

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