Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is often shown using this pyramid above. The Pyramid goes from the more basic needs at the bottom to the moreself-defining needs at the top. The basics being the obvious such as food, water,and shelter. The top being of the pyramid is being able to answer questions like "Who am I?" and "What am I striving for?".

The pyramid is questionable. Perhaps the top of the pyramid should be at the bottom. I mean, why would the homeless or anyone for that matter work if they are unable to answer the question "What am I working for?". We all work for the basics such as food and shelter, but many just work for self satisfaction. Just so they can get by, the type of people who don't need family or friends. Which is fine if that works for them.

But, there's a different between needs and wants. Some people

can become so obsessed with one need that they lose all site of the

other needs. But if so then doesn't that mean everyone should have their own personal pyramid of needs? I suppose the problem with that theory is that a persons personal need could be something addictive like drugs. Something that can make you lose it all.

This brings me to the homeless. Who should take care of them? Why should people like me who have worked so hard to get where I am go out of my way to help those who have almost completely given up in all aspects? I know there are homeless shelters and some people who want to help them, but I just think that the government should take more interest in helping those who could prove to help society in the end.

I don't see the homeless as one group of people. I see the homeless as two entirely different groups. There are those who still work, those who don't give up in the face defeat. They continue working even if only making enough to get by. Then we have the second group, those who have given up completely. They just leech off of societie's scraps, should we really help those who have just given up?