Abraham Maslow said the following in his book called Toward a Psychology of Being,
"Clearly what will be
called personality problems depends on who is doing the calling. The slave owner? The dictator? The patriarchal father? The husband who wants his wife to remain a
child? It seems quite clear that
personality problems may sometimes be loud protests against the crushing of
one’s psychological bones, of one’s true inner nature. What is sick then is not to protest while
this crime is being committed. And I am
sorry to report my impression that most people do not protest under such treatment. They take it and pay years later, in neurotic
and psychosomatic symptoms of various kinds, or perhaps in some cases never
become aware that they are sick, that they have missed true happiness, true
fulfillment of promise, a rich emotional life, and a serene, fruitful old age,
that they have never known how wonderful it is to be creative, to react
aesthetically, to find life thrilling."
What the heck is he talking about? Please explain YOUR thoughts. Splichal
