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【Human. Survival, desire, mission +X 人•生存、欲望、使命+X】
According to Maslow's model, physiological needs (breathing, food, water) are at the bottom of the hierarchy of needs, forming the basis for other needs (safety, social, esteem, self-actualization). The essence of the agricultural revolution (about 10,000 years ago) was to stabilize the food supply. Modern social security systems (healthcare, unemployment insurance) are established to reduce individual survival risks. Thinkers like Hobbes and Locke emphasized that the primary purpose of humans transferring part of their freedom to form society is to ensure life safety. If survival is impossible, freedom, property rights, and so on are all empty talk. Even Sartre's assertion that "existence precedes essence" and that people are free to choose the meaning of life still presupposes the continuation of the body; death means the termination of all meaning construction. From biological instinct to social construction, from historical evolution to current reality, survival has always been the primary task of human existence. This proposition does not deny the sublimity of spiritual values, but reveals a cruel and true logic: only by living can we define what we live for. The brilliance of civilization, the profundity of thought, and the beauty of art are all built on this simple foundation. According to FAO statistics, about 800 million people still face hunger (2025), and survival remains their daily core challenge.
Animals initially developed desires due to the endowment of genes and the maintenance of the organism; for example, appetite and reproduction are responses of living beings to survive — desire originates from survival. According to authoritative dictionaries and academic definitions, the core meaning of "desire" in Chinese: desire refers to a strong yearning and tendency toward specific things or goals based on survival instincts or psychological needs. Its essence is the primitive driving force for the continuation and development of life, manifested in multiple levels from physiological needs (such as appetite) to spiritual pursuits (such as curiosity and power). The Chinese character "欲" consists of "谷" (symbolizing life nourishment) and "欠" (expressing a need gap), implying "the eternal demand of life systems for resource replenishment"; "望" strengthens the imagery of visual pursuit. Together they form a dynamic balance, embodying both biological instincts and implying the necessity of rational restraint. From a psychological perspective,
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