Dissatisfaction Quotient!

 

Defining needs and wants are important in order to understand people's dissatisfaction at any given point in their lives. We notice people confuse their needs with their wants. Maslow's theory of Hierarchy of needs addresses this with clarity. It comprises a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. These are categorized in three broad areas as basic needs, psychological needs and fulfillment needs. Under basic needs we look for food, water, warmth and rest, security and safety; under psychological needs, the need for intimate relationship, friends, prestige and feeling of accomplishment take over and; finally, under fulfilment needs, people find there is a need to achieve his/her full potential and to engage in creative activities based on what one wishes.

If we intently notice, the needs in all the three categories are a continual means to satisfy our appetite only on a temporary basis whether it be physical, emotional or psychological. Therefore, the two broad truths are 1: that we are temporary and finite and 2: identifying and pursuing the permanent and eternal alone can mitigate our dissatisfactions. We are all continually trying to spend more time, loads of money and maximum energy in fulfilling our temporary needs hoping to be satisfied permanently. In all of these we fail to attend to the need of our soul because of which all of our activities, pursuits and experiences still leave a vacuum in our hearts, giving us a sense of loneliness.

The need of the soul is to find the Creator and Savior. This does not mean following the religion of the majority, or the religion of our family or what impresses us. We need to find a God whose credential and the Lordship is not conditioned on the survival of religion but on truth. When we keep our temple, i.e. our hearts, clean for the Holy God to live in it, that's when we reach a point of complete contentment. Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God”. Today, people misconstrue God to be in temple visits, altar worships, offering incenses and flowers to the images and statues. However, Jesus' emphasis was only on purity of heart. He demands are not religious buildings or images but acceptance of Him by faith to enjoy true peace, long-lasting satisfaction and hope of eternity.  In true sense when our Soul meets the Savior, it finds rest and is fully satisfied.

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