So What Do You Say - 11?

Question

All skills and activities developed by living beings are for the following
a) Food
b) Mating
c) Survival

and by humans

the above three and

d) Satisfying Egos.

Survival is not only food but protecting yourself from others

Answer 1

I think there are more spiritual levels too.
On the instinctual the four f's
Feeding, fighting, fleeing, F***ing
On a mental level, it is more about a need for relationship and identity.
Then on the spiritual levels, our innate Spiritual Nature's tends towards expression and recognition: Love, Truth, Magnificence, Purity, and Unity. They can motivate us in the same way as our other 'needs'.

Answer 2

You could just as easily eliminated Food from your options given the inclusion of the broader concept of Survival. By design, the acquisition of sustenance is implied.

Who, incidentally, is Egos? Can I assume that you mean oneself?

If so, then you've introduced an even broader concept that shouldn't surprise anyone. In fact, as above, because of its broad understanding, you could probably eliminate Mating from your options and link the behavior to one's own gratification (satisfying Mr. Egos).

Now you're left simply with:

a. Survival
b. Personal gratification

No surprise there. In fact, you might even consider narrowing further with only a minor modification:

a. Gratifying survival

Everything we do leads to achieving...a gratifying survival for ourselves and our progeny (to the extent that progeny satisfies each one of us).

No surprise, no news whatsoever.

Answer 3

The human personality grows to be complex. It seems to need many things to survive and be "happy".

The ego, which can grow into a monster that devours the heart, is a sly devil...because it is blind to itself!

The ego has tortured countless millions, emotionally, mentally and physically and still struts away full of self-righteousness.

It is at the center of this whole enlightenment thing...what a show.

Answer 4

Food is for surviving mating for sexual low satisfaction but the humans are just wanting to satisfy their egos

Answer 5

You forgot to add the fifth one i.e.
e) Religion / Spirituality

There are three things in this world that will never cease to be until the end of the human race -
SEX [b)mating], PROPERTY [a)food, c)survival & d)ego] & RELIGION [rising above all cravings for benefit of oneself]

Answer 6

satisfying ego, sensual enjoyment and emotions for some people

and for some people it is in reverse ie eliminating the above

and for some people just for survival otherwise he will die


Hare krishna ,Hare Krishna ,Krishna Krishna Hare Hare,Hare Rama ,Hare Rama ,Rama Rama ,Hare Hare

Answer 7

11- all this can satisfy not just the ego*, right? =)

Answer 8

~Egoism is also there in living beings. You can see Egoism in animals; like dogs, ...

We as human beings exhibt more of Egoism and try to satisfy it.

Egoism comes into picture only when he/she fulfills minimum needs. For animals, they have to struggle for minimal needs (like food, survival,...).

Answer 9

Give everything (a to z) to God, and you will change because the human ego can no longer dictate to you.

Answer 10

This is unfortunately what happens, though our activities should actually be oriented towards God.