== Needs Vs Wants ==

Do I need
all that I want?

Needs are basic;
wants can be superfluous.

Needs are objective
and common to all.
Wants are subjective
and restricted to me.

When I want more than I need,
I must be circumspect.
If I need more than I want,
I should be prudent.

Needs dictate to me:
that is understandable.
Wants control me:
this is reprehensible.

An artificial need
begets an unnecessary want.
An unnecessary want
is what I really don't need!

Anxiety over _my_ wants
makes me selfish.
Concern with _your_ needs
leads to compassion.

Notice the harmony
of human mutuality:
we need to be wanted
and we want to be needed.

Hear the challenge
to human society:
in satisfying our wants
are we depriving others
of their needs?