The Interaction Between Two Urges

A person becomes neurotic because he cannot tolerate the amount of frustration which society imposes on him…and it was inferred from this that the reduction of those demands would result in a return to possibilities of happiness.
-Sigmund Freud
CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS

Twenty-five years ago today:

July 3, 1987
Friday

I drove in to The City today. There aren’t a lot of people working today because of the 4th of July holiday weekend, so I figured the drive would be easy. It was easy. The traffic was perfectly light.

The last couple of days Freddie and I ate at the PLAZA DELI. I love their bacon-avocado sandwich.

It looks like a nice weekend is coming. It’s time to check out the company cafeteria ‘breakfast special’.

I will be in Honolulu tomorrow.

NOTE:   This was my last ‘consecutive’ entry in my journal. I have one coming for July 12, July 19, July 23 and August 3 as I transition to a weekly entry.


Please be prepared for a “firecracker” of a 4th of July BLOG tomorrow as I will begin with THE BEGINNINGS – Part I.  This will be a very lengthy BLOG that will include Journal Entries from December 4, 1982 through March 9, 1983.


As some of you may know my very first BLOG entry was titled THE FEARLESS SECRET AGENT and was posted on November 9, 2008.


The first BLOG that included my 'JOURNAL ENTRIES' from ’25 Years Ago’ was posted on December 15, 2008 (which included the December 15, 1983 Journal entry).

If you go to the HOME page of my BLOG you can review all of the past posts via the TIMESLIDE tab.

THE BEGINNING 'JOURNAL ENTRIES' from December 4, 1982 through December 14, 1983 were never included. I will make up for that over the next several days and carry forward to new entries or PHOTOS OF THE DAY which may not necessarily be from ’25 Years Ago’. Enjoy the informative and revealing transition that is forthcoming.

The development of the individual seems to be a product of the interaction between two urges:
The urge towards happiness (egoistic).
And the urge towards union with others in the community.


If more is demanded of a man, a revolt will be produced in him or neurosis, or he will be made unhappy.


Men have gained control over the forces of nature to such an extent that with their help they would have no difficulty in exterminating one another to the last man. They know this, and hence comes a large part of their current unrest, their unhappiness and their mood of anxiety.
-Sigmund Freud
CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS