The long shower.

I took a long shower today. As I stood there looking at the plate glass door fogging up with mist from the hot water vapour I thought about things: inventions, entrepreneurial pursuits, philanthropy, success, and the list went on.

I've been deeply introspective as of late as I am still in process of a lengthy transition, not just academic or career wise but overall person-wise. I realized as I grow older my values change. I'm no longer the spoiled brat waiting for my parents to spoon-feed me, or the adolescent hot-shot who feel's entitled to all the world's material riches, or the self-centered, careerist yuppie looking to move up in the corporate world. Something in me has changed and it may have something to do with Maslow's hierarchy of needs.


If you take a look at the figure above, I've pretty much met the levels from the bottom up all the way to esteem needs. I've got a wonderful family (my mom, dad, siblings), a nice, little apartment I legally own, a car I financed myself, a hefty level income achieved at the age of 30. So, since I've succeeded in those aspects it's time I directed my gifts towards self-actualization. This means I'm no longer concerned about the material things such as fame and fortune, but rather perpetuating an idea to save humanity. It's this idea that keeps me up and sometimes, rest easy, at night. It gets me going in the morning. And it keeps me going with my academic pursuits.

I've been blessed with many things, and I know its now the time to give something big back to the world. I stepped out of the shower, refreshed, renewed and ready to take on a new day full of opportunities. I reminded myself, today is another day towards that final day I helped save the world.

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