EveryoneNeedsloveandBelongingnessTherearesomanystrangersandroadsinthisvastworld.HeNanprovincehasapopulationofalmost100million.Chinahasapopulationof1.3billionandthewholeworldhasalargepopulationof7billion.Canyousleepwellandneverinsomniainthedark?Canyoufindthefeelingofbeinglovedfromthestrangers?Canyouseekoutbelongingnesswhenyoustandontheroadsideorsitinthecafe?Areyoufeelinglonelywhenyoualone?Everyoneneedsloveandbelongingness.AccordingtoMaslow'shierarchyofneeds:oneofthelevelsofhumanneedsisloveandbelongingnessneeds.humansneedtofeelasenseofbelongingandacceptanceamongtheirsocialgroups,regardlessifthesegroupsarelargeorsmall.Humanalsoneedtoloveandbeloved--bothsexuallyandnon-sexually.Manypeoplebecomesusceptibletoloneliness,socialanxiety,andclinicaldepressionintheabsenceofthisloveorbelongingelement.Thisneedforloveandbelongingmayovercomethephysiologicalandsecurityneeds.Thisarticle,shortbutfullofprofoundmeaning.Therewerethreepersoninthisarticleandallofthemwereprotagonists.Theoldman''likedtositlatebecausehewasdeafandnowatnightitwasquietandhefeltthedifference.''Whydidn'thebuyabottleanddrinkhome?Howcouldadeafmanfeelthedifference?Hedidn'tsayanywordaboutwhathewasthinkinginhisheart.Butonthefoundationofthedescriptionoftheenvironment''wherethetableswereallemptyexceptwheretheoldmansatintheshadowoftheleavesofthetreethatmovedslightlyinthewind.''Thereisnodoubtforustoknowtheoldman'sloneliness.Asingledeafwasnotwillingtosleepinthedarkaloneathome.Heneedbelongingnessandbeloved,sohelikedtostayinaclean,well-Lightedplace.Evenitwasverylate.Healsotriedtocommitsuicidebecausehewasindespair.Hehadplentyofmoneybuthecouldn'tgetbelongingnessandlovefromothers.Deathmeansanotherkindofbelongingnessforhim.Therewasayoungwaiterwhohadawife.Hewasinahurrytogetbackhome.Becausehesaid''He'slonely.I'mnotlonely.Ihaveawifewaitinginbedforme.''Hecouldn'tunderstandthelonelinessoftheoldman.Becausehehadbelongingnessandthisfeelingcamefromhisfamily.Healsohadloveandthisfeelingcamefromhiswife.Apersonwhoownloveandbelongingnesscouldbesatisfiedwiththesocietyandlife.Sohewasinahurrytogetbackhomeandheevaluatedtheoldman:''Iwouldn'twanttobethatold.Anoldmanisanastything.''Heownedloveandbelongingnessandhedidn'twanttolosethisfeeling.Thereisaanotherperson--theoldwaiter.Attheendofthisarticle,hesaid''Whatdidhefear?Itwasnotafearordread,Itwasanothingthatheknewtoowell.Itwasallanothingandamanwasanothingtoo.''Butwhat'doesthe'nada'inthiswaiter'sheartmean?Infact,thisoldwaiterissolonely.Andthenadaisthesourceofhisloneliness.Heevaluatedtheyoungwaiter''Youhaveyouth,confidence,andajob,Youhaveeverything.''Andhealsoevaluatedhimself''IhaveneverhadconfidenceandIamnotyoung.''Andinfactwhathelackisnotconfidencebutloveandbelongingness.Becauseoflackinglove,hesaid:''Iamofthosewholiketostaylateatthecafe,withallthosewhodonotwanttogotobed.Withallthosewhoneedalightforthenight.''Becauseoflackingbelongingness,hesaid:''Itwasthelightofcoursebutitisnecessarythattheplacebecleanandpleasant.''Becauseoflackingloveandbelongingnesssohesaid:''Whydidn'tyoulethimstayanddrink?''Hedidn'twishtheolddeafmangobackhome.Hecouldunderstandtheoldman'sloneliness.Theywerethesameperson.Bothofthemwerelackingloveandbelongingness.Theyweretryinglookingforthem.Asamatteroffact.Thenumberofthosepeoplewholackedofloveandbelongingnesslikethemisalot.Justliketheendofthisarticle:''Afterall,hesaidtohimself,it'sprobablyonlyinsomnia.Manymusthaveit.''Thisworldissolargeandstrangethattoomanypeopleinsomnia.Toomanypeoplefeellonely.Toomanypeopleareseekingforloveandbelongingness.Nobodywantstobeignored.Everyoneneedsloveandbelongingness.