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Security: Basic Needs of Humans

The document outlines several basic human needs and how they are met through various provisions. It discusses needs for security, subsistence, safety, affection, understanding, leisure, creation, identity, and freedom. For each need, it describes extended needs, actual provisions that fulfill those needs, benefits gained, and typical settings where the needs are met. The document argues that meeting these basic human needs is important for human normalcy and well-being. It also notes that some institutions can partially fulfill these needs and may compete with the church.

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Security: Basic Needs of Humans

The document outlines several basic human needs and how they are met through various provisions. It discusses needs for security, subsistence, safety, affection, understanding, leisure, creation, identity, and freedom. For each need, it describes extended needs, actual provisions that fulfill those needs, benefits gained, and typical settings where the needs are met. The document argues that meeting these basic human needs is important for human normalcy and well-being. It also notes that some institutions can partially fulfill these needs and may compete with the church.

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Basic Needs of Humans

Every human has basic needs without which their normalcy is negatively impacted.

Translative Interacting
Need Extended Needs Actual Provisions
benefits (settings)
Security
living environment,
physical and Vitality, clothes,
Subsistence food, shelter, work co-operative social
mental health work, education
setting, comfort
Physically secure,
social security, co-operate, social environment,
adaptability,
Safety health systems, plan, take care dwelling, human
autonomy, freedom
work of, help interaction
to move
Wealth
respect, sense of share, take care
friendships, family, privacy, intimate
humour, of, make love,
affection relationships with spaces of
generosity, express
nature togetherness
sensuality emotions
literature, teachers, analyse, study, schools, families,
critical capacity,
understanding policies, meditate, universities,
curiosity, intuition
educational investigate, communities,
receptiveness, cooperate, associations, parties,
responsibilities,
participation dedication, sense dissent, express churches,
duties, work, rights
of humour opinions neighbourhoods
imagination, day-dream, landscapes, intimate
games, parties,
leisure tranquillity, remember, spaces, places to be
peace of mind
spontaneity relax, have fun alone
imagination, invent, build, spaces for
boldness, abilities, skills, design, work, expression,
creation
inventiveness, work, techniques compose, workshops,
curiosity interpret audiences
sense of belonging, language, religions, get to know
places one belongs
identity self-esteem, work, customs, oneself, grow,
to, everyday settings
consistency values, norms commit oneself
dissent, choose,
autonomy, passion,
run risks,
freedom self-esteem, open- equal rights
develop
mindedness
awareness

Security

Health – Food, water, environment, Vitality, Maximum living years

Physical security – Safe environment, Comfortable living environment, Freedom to be


Wealth – Money, material provisions, Ability to provide and sustain self,

Value: Physical life

- Peace, Comfort
- Addresses fear, paranoia, distress

Acceptance

Love – Affection, belonging, Respect, - Relationships (Family, friends, colleagues) - Emotional


security, Intimacy,

- Addresses loneliness, rejection,

Understanding – Freedom to be an individual, Participation (right to or not to at the convenient


time), mutually beneficial exchange (of effort, money, company, intellect, e.t.c)

- Comfortable with self and motivated to better

Value: Emotional and Psychological life

- Happiness, joy, pleasure, peace, rest

Purpose

Value: Of Existence, Mission, reason for being beyond the Acceptance and Security. Distinguishing
factors that speak to uniqueness, just as important as acceptance and being similar

Mission: Existence

Value: Impact, affecting life, changing life

Different Value Systems

Our acceptance is our right absolutely to be unique and our uniqueness is the right to be absolutely
accepted.

Time-bound - Have expiration depending on longevity

1) Seasonal: Depends on various environmental activities


- Political
- Economic
- Media
- Family
Measurable: Measured return versus input, often return will determine significance and value
and the priority given to these things. Often participation is limited to

Exclusive: Makes no room for any of less or inferior perceived value. Often participation is
determined by perceived value contribution by the participant

Comparative: Puts people, situations, systems against each in order to determine value
contribution thus determining worth.

Competition for the church

Institutions that offer some degrees of satisfaction to these basic human needs and may to a degree
be somewhat of a competition to the church.

 Institutions – Academic, Religious Institutions, Charity Institutions


 Social Clubs - Stokvels, Sports clubs, Facebook
 Relationship groups – Family, Friends, Gangs

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