what is the difference between needs and wants?????

Answer 1

Need; Something you absoutley can't do with out. You have to get to function properly.

Want; Something you can do without and its for your own desires.

Answer 2

A very good question, a philosophy lies in this question.

99% of the world is unhappy on some count or other because they are mixing up between the needs and wants

The moment you know the difffeence and the moment you start practicing it in the life, then you become one of the few fortunate in the world, that is the happier people

NEED is something which I essentially require. It can not be substituted.
Thats why the food, clothing and shelter are called the basic needs.

Desire, are the things that we like at sight.
The moment we see a thing, we like it and want to own it or use it.

But if you analyse for a second whether it is absolutely neccessary or essential for us.
Then your desire on the thing automatically comes down.
You then use your sense to balance between the money you have and the things that you require at the moment.
The mind starts prioritising the alternatives and arrives at the most requried thing that you need.

Sometimes, it decides that you dont need to buy any thing at all.

This is how to distinguish between the needs and wants.

The people who can quickly decide as to whether the want , that has been desired, is a need or not
and
if it is not a need
then
those who decide not to go for that want

are the
most contented people

they are the people
who know the secret of
how to be happy

.

Answer 3

Needs are food, clothing and shelter. You can want to eat steak seven days a week when you can only afford hamburger. You can want to wear fine clothes like rich people do but only afford to buy your clothes at a department store. You can want to live in a mansion but not be able to afford. Our needs are met by God daily our wants are only met if it's His will. What is it you want I can pray for you? :-)

Answer 4

Your needs are housing, food, clothing, etc. Wants are things not necessarily needed to survive such as MP3 players, game boys, etc. These are just examples. Needs are essential for survival; wants are not.

Answer 5

A need is something you have to have, something you can't do without. A good example is food.
A want is something you would like to have. It is not absolutely necessary, but it would be a good thing to have. A good example is music.

Answer 6

To explain it simply..

@Need.. Is the priliminary things required to live.

@Want.. is what human likes to acquire because others own it. Human doesnt know whether it is required or not. But he wants to possess it.

Need is just like thirsty and want is drinking coke for the same.,.

Answer 7

Needs are things that are essentials for human beings.some examples are : water,shelter,sun,clothes and etc...
wants are things that are not essentials for human beings.It is a desire. some examples are : the recent mobile phone on the market,a new pair of shoes ,a new play stations and etc...

Answer 8

Well need and want appear to be synonyms but critical observation in their use shows up the difference.

Example:

I want my daughter to be an engineer and she needs a seat in an engineering college. But I cannot send her out and want her to study in my home-city That means, I want a seat in my home-city.

Needs are general and want is focused one.

I think this doesn't NEED any further description unless you WANT it.

Answer 9

For example if U say I need that pen. At any cost U will get that one. But if U say I want that, it means , U are requesting.

Need is nothing but U require. If others get it before we will feel bad.
Need is nothing but U will request, if U don't get U will feel free.

Answer 10

Needs are the things that keep you alive.
Wants are the things that make your life better.