There are
essentially two types of things in our lives - things that we
want and things that we
need.
Here are the five
basic needs for life -
*
Food
*
Water
*
Warmth
*
Clothing
*
Shelter
So what's everything else? A
luxury. We desire luxuries. The five basic needs are things we will
always want and desire,
whether we have them at the
time or not.
Luxuries are things that you can do without, and only come to
want once your basic needs are satisfied.
The problem is, once you have something, it becomes
accepted into your
environment. It no longer seems like such a
novelty or such a
cool thing. You
want the next best thing. This is one of the effects of living in the
Western world - wants can often seem like needs.
So, once you have something, is it as fun as
wanting it? It
can be. But you're more likely to
derive enjoyment from really looking forward to having that object, and once you have it you'll derive your
enjoyment from wanting the next best thing.
It's a right
rum paradox, is this one.