The desire to feel needed is such a powerful emotion. I think it's often forgotten that for our entire history, when we lived in small rural communities, our lives on an individual level were massively important to the survival of those in our tribe.

But today because of society, none of us will ever feel needed to that level on an individual basis any longer. But our instincts likely still do desire to feel that level of people needing us that much, it also likely desires to feel that we need people that much as well. Connections that are based on that level of mutual need are inevitably intoxicating.

At the same time though it can be liberating not to have that kind of mutual need. It's kind of a double edged sword.

Interesting post as ever, Elicia, makes you think! Especially the part about children, I often postulate that one of the big problems we have with parents and kids today, is that parents want to keep their children young for as long as possible so that they retain that level of need from having their children dependent on them.

So they stunt their kids growth, hiding behind protecting their innocence, and letting kids be kids, all the while damaging their kids by not preparing them for adulthood just to retain that feeling of having someone that dependent on them.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing, interesting as ever :-)