Maslow reflections

Maslow quote 1

Re-reading is so vital for hearing what the author is saying. I do that with most of the books I’ve read. In that bottom text, in the pic you sent, I see the word accept, this Brings to mind the concept Abraham Maslow wrote about in Towards A Psychology of Being (1962) D-cognition, B-cognition, D – is for deficiency, B – is for Being; ‘cognition’ – the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses (thanks Google) D-cognition, * everyone is seen in terms of either fulfilling a need (how can I use them) or as a threat to what I have or obstacle to me getting what I want One image he uses is an insect 🦋 🐜 🐝🐛🐞🕷🦗🦟🦂 collection. It’s caught, and either pinned to a board, or in its cage, with the other of its species, and named. Amoung the classifications will be the threat or use to the one collecting them. B-cognition is seeing everyone as they actually are, without classifying them. He even mentions how LANGUAGE takes the concrete and makes it abstract. As I begin to describe an animal, for instance, you can soon figure out if I need something to eat. In truth, you can eat a horse. But is that the best use for it? On the other hand… you’re stranded on a deserted island, and come across a herd of horses…