http://www.derekscruggs.com/thought-for-the-day.html Answering questions about entrepreneurship, internet marketing, PHP/MySQL and doing business with China. (How's that for diversity?) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:12:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.derekscruggs.com/thought-for-the-day.html#comment-61268 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:41:34 +0000 http://www.derekscruggs.com/thought-for-the-day.html#comment-61268 Well...even in light of my proclivity for wistful attitudes about the more serious nature of this life, I feel compelled to mention that I have heard this kind of quote before, but I have, more often than not, seen the words health and money replaced by sex. But the axiom still holds true in either case. And, as far as observational aphorisms go, one supposes that any basic human need could be inserted. Although, one must consider where Maslow might've placed these various elements on his hierarchy. But it's hard to find an adequate balancing point when teetering so dangerously close to the First Noble Truth of the Buddha: Desire is the source of all suffering. Well…even in light of my proclivity for wistful attitudes about the more serious nature of this life, I feel compelled to mention that I have heard this kind of quote before, but I have, more often than not, seen the words health and money replaced by sex. But the axiom still holds true in either case. And, as far as observational aphorisms go, one supposes that any basic human need could be inserted. Although, one must consider where Maslow might’ve placed these various elements on his hierarchy. But it’s hard to find an adequate balancing point when teetering so dangerously close to the First Noble Truth of the Buddha: Desire is the source of all suffering.

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