2 pages on the word "need"

The word need means "a lack of something requisite or desirable (Funk & Wagnalls 94)." In this world there are many needs that have to be meet in order to survive. For example, we need food to replenish our bodies and shelter to keep us safe. But there are also other needs that we should try to apply to our lives. God should be at the top of our "need list." Without God, nothing is possible. …

…may not be able to live their life to the fullest without family. There is a fine line between a need and a want and most of the things I have listed here are a need. Most of our wants come from having money, which is fine, but the priorities of life have to come first. Money can give short-term happiness, but in long run fulfilling the needs of life will be much more beneficial.