#wisdom #rationality Created at 2022-12-19 # [Anonymous feedback](https://www.admonymous.co/louis030195) # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought #to-digest # Related - [[Philosophy/Epistemology/Epistemic hunger]] - [[Philosophy/Rationality/The Thousand Pieces Soul]] - [[Philosophy/Humans/Belonging]] - [[Our instinct for food is obsolete in modern society]] - [[Philosophy/Rationality/Will]] # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Hunger ![1984 Ethiopian biblical famine and drought, moody, dark, portrait picture, movie scene, hd, 4k, wide shot](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/14f18ad0-436f-409e-afb5-39392d524c39) > Man is hungry for something other than food. And once the hungry are sufficiently fed, they will exchange the disease of hunger for the diseases of those who are satiated. > ~ [[Kapil Gupta - Direct Truth - Uncompromising - Non-Prescriptive Truths to the Enduring Questions of Life|Kapil Gupta]] ![an ancient underground temple from centuries ago by masashi kishimoto](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/0de6533b-3543-4f29-95e8-33d6ae673854) Every step in [[Maslow pyramid]] is a different kind of **hunger**, first it is the stomach, then it is the need for safety and security, and then it is for love and belonging, for achievement and recognition, for self-actualization and finally, for self-transcendence. We all have a fundamental need for meaning and purpose. We are hungry for a life that is meaningful and that gives us a sense of fulfillment. We are hungry for connection and understanding. We are hungry for joy and happiness, for peace and contentment. We are hungry for love, for adventure, for creative expression and for something more than what we have. ![furry freaky creature sings a unique canto about'as above so below'being ignited by the spirit of haeckel and robert fludd, breakthrough is iminent, glory be to the magic within ](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/07b3900b-7b76-421c-9531-406ed4bc022e) At the same time, we also have a hunger for something deeper and more meaningful than our everyday lives. We hunger for something that transcends our everyday lives, something that gives us a sense of transcendence, something that helps us to connect with our higher selves and something that brings us closer to God. We are hungry for a purposeful life, for a spiritual journey, for the divine. We are hungry for a life that is full of meaning and that brings us closer to understanding the mystery of existence. ![crashing ocean wave, thin long fine lines, ultra detailed, woodblock print](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/05f96f2b-f7aa-4339-8b1e-a6b5ead1293e) >Ultimately, every human endeavor is a quest towards a state of flow, letting ourselves be guided by a mysterious wind that will let us forget the unbearable pain of existence. >~ [[@louis030195 on Twitter - Tweets From Louis030195]] ![an artwork of hands ripping a heart in two broken pieces, sadness, dark ambiance, an album cover by Godfrey Blow, featured on deviantart, lyco art, artwork, photoillustration, poster art](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/0c3f02e7-8e1d-4ee7-b4ff-afde549b941a) Ultimately, we can only be truly fulfilled when we feed this one hunger that lies in our hearts, a hunger for something beyond ourselves. This is a hunger for a life that is filled with love, compassion, joy, and purpose. It is a hunger for a life that is truly meaningful and full of adventure. It is a hunger for a life that is inspired by the divine and that brings us closer to the divine. This is a hunger for a life that is truly alive and that can bring us closer to the truth.