'Invisible man'

Volgens Maslow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs) wil ons almal, na ons die suustof snak-na-asem en die hongerpyne verdoof het, die gevoel van geborgenheid ervaar. Ons wil behoort. Tog dink ek ons wil selfs meer as net behoort ons wil gereken word. Ons wil raakgesien word. Ons wil tel!

Wat bring jou in vandag se kultuur in tel? Daar is te veel goed wat ons doen met die hoop ons sal 'raakgesien' word, ons sal tel. Ek dink nie jy kan veel daaraan doen nie - dit is in ons gegraveer om meer as net te bestaan. Wat jy wel oor kan dink is oor dit wat regtig tel in die manier waarop jy jouself wil laat tel?

Dalk sal hierdie lirieke van 'n taamlike ou deuntjie van Joshua Kadison by jou gedagtes aansluit (ek moes darem ook iets meer gematig kies)

Woke up this morning with a funny feeling,
wasn't really sure what it was all about.
But it felt like I was disappearing,
so I ran to the mirror to check it out.
I said, Here I am, here I am, here I am.
..but why do I feel like the invisible man?

I stumbled back into the bedroom,
and stared out at the rising sun.
Then I heard myself shout out the window,
not really talking to anyone.
I yelled, Here I am, here I am, here I am
...but why do I feel like the invisible man?
Lights went on, people started yelling,
Will the crazy man go back to bed.
And there I was, laughing out my window,
feeling much better now,
somebody heard what I said.

Well it's no big thing, no revelation,
no answer to these lives we lead.
But I think I do know one thing;
Sometimes I think we all need to say;
Here I am, here I am, here I am,
when life makes us feel like the invisible man.