When we got everything we want, what next?

Question

If you have everything you ever needed or wanted, what will you want next?

For latem 321, I was talking about possessions, in that I wanted to find out what people aspired to after that, you obviously jumped the gun, buts thats ok, cause your answer didn't answer the question!

For latem 321, I was talking about possessions, in that I wanted to find out what people aspired to after that, you obviously jumped the gun, but thats ok, cause your answer didn't answer the question!

Answer 1

I believe a person who had everything they ever needed and wanted, would end up depressed and lose there sense of purpose, and not feel the need to do anything.

Answer 2

We live in the most affluent culture the world has ever seen. Estimates are that although we have only 6 percent of the world's population in America, we use almost half of the natural resources.

Seems to me that if more were actually better, we would live in the happiest, most satisfied culture of all time. But we don't. Not even close. in fact, we live in one of the most dissatisfied cultures on record.

It's not that having a lot of things is bad, wrong, or harmful in and of itself, only that the desire to have more and more and more is insatiable. As long as you think more is better, you'll never be satisified. It's like a disease.

As soon as we get something, or achieve something, most of us simply go on to the next thing-immediately. This squelches our appreciation for life and for our many blessings. For example, if a man bought a beautiful homw in a nice area, he could be happy until the next day after he moved in. Than the thrill is gone and he wishes to buy a better, and bigger home.

The "More is better" thinking wouldn't allow him to enjoy his new home, even a day.

To varying degrees, we're all like that.

It's gotten to the point that celebrities or millionaires/billionaires recieves the question from a reporter "What's next?". It seems that whatever we do--buy a home or a car, eat a meal, find a partner, purchase some clothes, even win a prestigious honor it's never enough.

The trick in overcoming this insidious tendency is to convince yourself that more isn't better and that the problem doesn't lie in what you don't have, but in the longing for more.

You must learn to be satisfied doesn't mean you can't, don't or shouldn't ever want more than you have, only that your happiness isn't contingent on it.

It is the part of us that needs and wants, the only way to get everything we want, is not want at all. Otherwise, it would be boring, as you have powers of controlling everything you want, to do whatever, you want.

Answer 3

It appears you are relating to purely material possessions. There is still moral development and a few other areas. For example, while security may be one of the most fundamental needs in Maslow's heirarchy, having to much may actually produce a sense of insecurity. Morals may be no more than an elaborate fabrication of the mind to attempt to balance this dilemma, none-the-less, there is still more to seek on other 'levels' of functioning. A further example, are you afraid of snakes, so how will possessions assist you in coping with this?
Of course when you have it all, mentally, emotionally etc, then Maslow further refers to self actualisation...
My point is that once you have everything, it is useless to ask what you want next. The obvious choice is to look within yourself... morals etc!

Answer 4

i think of genuine Madrid can do it. they're improving each twelve months and are coming nearer and nearer to Barcelona. The particular one Mourinho is familiar with how Barcelona play and their procedures that's why after the 5-0 beating they have been given from Barcelona, they drew a million-a million in the los angeles Liga and the 2d leg of the champions league and beat Barcelona a million-0 in the Cope Del Ray very final. i think of genuine Madrid has a greater acceptable squad than Manchester United. Their midfield and protection is better than Manchester United's midfield and protection.

Answer 5

If a person has everything that they have ever wanted, you will find them bored and seeking something that they don't have. It reminds me of the case of some celebrity who could have any woman that he wanted. But no, instead of having any woman he wanted, he decided to rape a random woman. Sometimes, the chase seems better than the catch.

Answer 6

If you got everything you ever wanted or needed... The first thing most people would do is try to find something bad about it... Which could lead to going insane... But some people (not many). Would take high advantage of it, in not "nice" ways, such as revenge, murder, and all sorts of stuff, and you wouldn't get punished... but few, yes very very few, would donate to charities and poor countries etc, and just plain help others, and themselves.

Answer 7

There is nothing left to want. I would lead a pretty boring life after I have everything I want and need.

Answer 8

You'd want happiness.
The American right to the "pursuit of happiness" tells it all.
The road to happiness is fun. Getting it all is boring and not fun at all!

Answer 9

For whatever I wanted, to stay around.


I don't want brief happiness. I want it to stick around.

Answer 10

More and more of what you don't have. There is no end to greed. The world has enough for man's need, but not for his greed.