Our Human Needs

We have a hierarchy of three tiers of non-negotiable needs.
FIRST: is the group of factors that meet our biological requirements --clean air, clean water, clean soil and food, energy and biodiversity. Unless these fundamental requirements are fulfilled, people will not be able to look beyond satisfying them immediately at any cost.
SECOND: is the needs coming from our social nature. In order to lead full, rich lives, we need love above all else, and the best way to satisfy that need is to provide for stability of families and communities. In order to develop one’s fullest potential, we must be assured of meaningful employment, justice and security, for without them, we become crippled and incomplete.
THIRD: as spiritual beings, we have to know that there are forces in the cosmos beyond understanding and control, that we are indissolubly part of the totality of life on earth, caught up in an endless process of creation. Only by meeting all of these levels of needs can society provide full satisfaction and opportunity to its members and achieve true sustainability.
The Sacred Balance (David Suzuki)
Sifu Hayes
www.silentriverkungfu.com Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada.