Who’s To Blame
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010“Those who fail to reach the heights described by Maslow may feel they are personally to blame for their discontent…The individualization of success and failure can result in blaming those who suffer from social injustice for the hardships they face. (Pearson & Podeschi, 1999)
I disagree with this statement as well. I do not doubt that there may be those individuals who blame themselves for the circumstances of their lives. However, this is not Maslow’s doing. If a person desires to blame someone for his perceived shortcoming, whatever it may be, he is in my opinion missing two vital elements to becoming self-actualized.