And a youth said, “Speak to us on Friendship. Your friend is your needs answered”
Just what are our needs? Money? Love? Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of needs that purports that any human has the potential to grow into a healthy, self-actualized individual if basic, instinctual needs are met in a certain order. When the youth asks about Friendship in Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, the answer is, “Your friend is your needs answered.” (Gibran, “The Prophet: On Friendship”). Thus, […]