Of Desires, Needs, & Wants

"Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth."
- Jean-Paul Sartre

Stop everything else that you are doing right now and clear your mind.

Think for awhile, and ruminate over the idea of ridding yourself of desire (because only then can you be happy; ergo you are happy with the way things already are).

Is it true, that you can never be happy while you have desire?

Isn’t desire infinite and unending? Unfulfilling by its very nature? Would you ultimately always want something else or something more? We are after all…. ONLY human.

Is Liberation = Freedom from Desire?

But if we do not desire, are we unmotivated?

And if we are unmotivated, then are we unchallenged?

Therefore if we are unmotivated and unchallenged then do we not progress?

Do we not evolve/create/innovate/experiment/take risks?

If we are satisfied with the way things already are, can nothing ever change? Can nothing ever get better?

If we are satisfied, then logically everything stays the same. So should we be happy?

Or should we change things to make ourselves happy? Can we save the world?

Ultimately, is freedom from desire also freedom from progress?

I reckon I’m now a manic-depressive paranoid wreck, bugged with questions of human existence when I know deep in my hearts of hearts that ALL the world’s mysteries, knowledge, and path of redemption lay within the tome known to us as the Holy Quran.

No…I’m not questioning God right now. For I still implicitly believe in Allah S.W.T. and do his bidding willingly.

Instead what I’m questioning right now are the MECHANICS of human existence. NOT the reason for human existence.

Any of you care to give your two cents worth?

Drop in and discuss your thoughts.

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
- Friedrich Nietzsche