Self-actualizing People Must Be What

Every Person Is, In Part, 'his Own Project' And Makes Himself.

It Looks As If There Were A Single Ultimate Goal For Mankind, A Far Goal Toward Which All Persons Strive. This Is Called Variously By Different Authors Self-actualization, Self-realization, Integration, Psychological Health, Individuation, Autonomy, Creativity, Productivity, But They All Agree That This Amounts To Realizing The Potentialities Of The Person, That Is To Say, Becoming Fully Human, Everything That Person Can Be.

Let People Realize Clearly That Every Time They Threaten Someone Or Humiliate Or Unnecessarily Hurt Or Dominate Or Reject Another Human Being, They Become Forces For The Creation Of Psychopathology, Even If These Be Small Forces. Let Them Recognize That Every Person Who Is Kind, Helpful, Decent, Psychologically Democratic, Affectionate, And Warm, Is A Psychotheraputic Force, Even Though A Small One.

There Is, First, The Desire For Strength, For Achievement, For Adequacy, For Confidence In The Face Of The World, And For Independence And Freedom. Secondly, We Have What We May Call The Desire For Reputation Or Prestige

Self-actualizing People Must Be What They Can Be.