We seem to have a major "disunderstanding" of the concept of Want vs Need in this country. There are certain basic requirements of existence that can collectively be referred to as Needs. Shelter, clothing and food probably top the list. However, as beings that are primarily driven by desire, we tend to respond to our wants, rather than our true needs. In deed, we most likely get the two confused. Lets take grub for instance. In order to sustain life, we Need to consume nutrients. According the the folks that study these things, we need to get certain minimums of these various nutrients on a regular basis. Our bodies give us little signals that it is time for these nutrients. We feel hungry. There is a differnce between being hungry, and being empty. And that seems to be where the confusion lies. The internal dinner bell goes off, and what do we do? Eat until we are no longer hungry? No, we eat until we are full. We Need to eat until we are no longer hungry. We Want to eat until we are full. We Need to consume foodstuffs that contain those minimum requirements of nutrients. We Want to eat what tastes good, regardless of what it contains. Ouch! Yessiree, Roberto, we "full-fill" our gustative Wants, rather than our nutrional Needs. Anybody care to take a stab at the results? And, does this approach carry over into other areas of our lives? The can of worms has been opened.

Be happy and careful