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It seems that there has to be a counterforce to power; unbridled power would be destructive to the survival of the species. Therefore, almost everything said about power could also be reworded into the vocabulary of freedom. For example, we may be inherently competitive, but we want to be free to lose without losing too much. And as much as a child may love her parents, she also wants the freedom to branch out on her own. So you can see that freedom can be in conflict not only with power but also with belonging. For example, if you want me around too much, I claim you stifle me, but if you aren't constantly giving me attention, I may claim you don't love me.
這樣看來，必須有一種力量來約束權(quán)力；無限制的權(quán)力對物種的生存是極其不利的。因此，我們談?wù)摍?quán)力所用的一切詞匯都可以加以改動，用來談?wù)撟杂伞＠纾覀円苍S生來就好勝，但我們也希望能在不失去太多的情況下自由地失去什么。雖然一個孩子深愛她的父母，但同樣也渴望自己能有獨自生活的自由。因此從這一點你也可以看出自由不僅僅同權(quán)力相沖突，也同歸屬感相沖突。例如，如果你讓我時時刻刻都圍繞在你身旁，那么我就會說你讓我窒息。但是如果你對我漠不關(guān)心，視而不見，我就會說你不愛我。
Most people, after some thought, have no difficulty accepting that love, power and freedom are as basic as the need to survive. They might, however, question my claim that fun is a basic need. They wonder, do we really need to have fun, and what is it, anyway? It's hard to define, but we all know that fun is associated with laughter, play and entertainment. It's the part of the job that you don't have to do, but doing it may be the best part of the job. It is never serious, but it is often important: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. It can be frivolous, but it doesn't have to be. It can be planned, but is much more likely to be spontaneous. It can balance a lot of misery, and it is like a catalyst that makes anything we do better and worth doing again and again.
在經(jīng)過思考之后，大部分的人都不難接受這種觀點：愛、權(quán)力和自由正如生存一樣都是基本需求。然而，他們可能質(zhì)疑我所說的快樂是基本需求的說法。他們會想，我們真的需要快樂嗎？那么，快樂到底是什么？快樂很難定義，但是我們都知道，快樂是同笑聲、游戲、娛樂相伴的。尋找快樂不是你不得不做的一部分工作，但它會是工作中最好的那部分。尋找快樂永遠不用太認真，但通常很重要：光學(xué)習不玩耍，聰明的孩子也變傻。快樂可能是無意義的，但也不一定如此。它可以是精心安排的，但更多是自發(fā)的。它可以消除痛苦，像催化劑一樣，可以使我們所做的事情變得更好，值得一遍又一遍地去做。
