Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
If this seems far-fetched then we simply need to refer to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Abraham Maslow was interested in exemplary people and their motivations, which turned into a theory of human needs and self-actualization. Usually expressed as a pyramid, Maslow in his 1943 paper A Theory of Human Motivation states that humans move up from the basic physiological needs for food, water and sleep to require safety in the form of shelter, employment and health. Above that, humans need friendship and love and above that self-esteem, confidence, achievement and respect. And at the very top of the pyramid are attributes such as morality and creativity. At all levels money is simply a means to an end.
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