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What I Need


What I Need

What is a need?

Food, water, shelter

I have all these things and more

What is a want?

the newest phone, the best car, the most beautiful clothes

What is it that I need?

More than anything else?

My needs are met.

It's my wants, my desires that are lacking

What I want more than anything

Is for people

To realize they do not need

All of their wants

Therefore, I have nothing I need

Just the hope someone will learn 

The difference between wants

and needs.

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