Human Basic Needs

"look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities...." sang Baloo in the Jungle Book about how life should be simple and the things that are absolutely necessary can be found all around. So what are the bare necessities for human? The common answer would be food, clothings and shelter. Then that day my sister asked, true, but they never specified how much did they? How much is enough? I guess for a lot of girls there can never be enough clothes!! And there are some who 'live to eat rather than eat to live' How about gated communities? Is it necessary? But with all the crime occurring, perhaps it is.....

Let's take food as an example (I can't seem to get away from food..... people also complain that all my analogies are based on food ^^). It is not an easy task to say how much is enough. People may say as long as there is food, you should be thankful and you will survive. But then, it is general knowledge that a variety of food is necessary for good health. Good health here means for a human to be fully functional. A diet with too much fish, especially those high in mercury will cause adverse health effect. So is wanting more variety of food really a want or a need?

So..... how much is enough? Or is it human nature that things are never enough?

Just a short post this time ^^ Look out for the next one on Skytrex Adventure once I collected all the photos!