Here is a line I have disliked with great enthusiasm. (I have vowed to myself not to use the word hate as it is a very strong word and so overused.) My dislike goes way back. Furthermore if the phrase was directed at me it would actually make me angry inside. Why can’t I get what I want?
I find it fortuitous that I should come across Mick’s lyric today, because today I was still rolling around that “needing to need” concept I wrote about yesterday. Now, as I look at the phrase that has sent me fuming on many occasions, I see something new. Maybe it is the need to want that is the problem. What is the distinction anyway? The dictionary says that want is to feel a need or a desire for; wish for. Yet need is described as a lack of something wanted or deemed necessary. So what does that tell us? Certainly since each word is used in the other’s description there is a very close relationship between them. Want however makes a clear case for how we feel and what we desire being an intricate part of that experience. Need indicates a more practical view stating it could be emotionally related but can also be based in fact.
Mr. Jagger in his rocker philosopher approach (let’s all see him prancing now) has taught us well for decades. Focus on the necessities of life. Keep things simple and always, always appreciate what comes your way for all that it is.
Namaste!
Bianca
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