Is it Greed to seek Wealth?
The love of money or just survival…
Is it greed to seek wealth?
Greed; also known as avarice, cupidity, or covetousness is the inordinate desire to possess wealth, goods, or objects of abstract value with the intention to keep it for one’s self, far beyond the dictates of basic survival and comfort.
It is applied to a remarkably high desire for and pursuit of wealth, status or power.
“Greed is all right, by the way. I want you to know that. I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself”.
This was said by Ivan Boesky who famously defended greed in a May 18, 1986, commencement address at the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Business Administration.
This speech inspired the 1987 film ‘Wall Street’ which features the famous Gordon Gekko.
The love of money or Greed, for lack of a better word, is good?
Is Greed is right?
Does greed benefit humanity?
Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.
How is Greed perceived, in all of its forms?
“Greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind.”
It is also said that:
“The chief expressions of greed are related to the emotional part of man, greed is a state of restlessness of the heart, and it consists mainly of craving for power and possessions”.
“Possessions and power are sought for the fulfilment of desires.
Man is only partially satisfied in his attempt to have the fulfilment of his desires, and this partial satisfaction stokes and increases the flame of craving instead of extinguishing it”.
Thus; Greed always seeks to find an infinite field of conquest and leaves the person endlessly dissatisfied.
Sods Law!
As a child you inherit your parent’s ambitions as well as, their assets (if any) and debts (if any); by way of DNA, nurturing, silver spoon or good fortune.
Now depending on where you live, the size of the Population and the good-management of the countries imports and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) etc; will determine how hard you will have to physically work to pay your dues and survive. Check out the 11 best economies to live in.
If any of these circumstances are not in your favour, then you will live in monetary poverty which inherently passes down to your offspring.
Our world is being run by money-brokers and everyone needs it to pay their rulers what they owe; as a result of being born on this earth and subjected to Human kind’s pursuit of fleeting power.
Just to sustain the cost or burdens associated with that which has been or is being accumulated.
This evidently can lead to a backlash and destruction of self; generally by way of scavenging and hoarding of materials or objects, also theft and robbery. Especially by means of violence, trickery, or even manipulation of authority.
The level of inordinate greed pertains to the amount of vanity, malice or burdens associated with it, which is why it is classified as a ‘deadly sin’.
Is it Greed to seek wealth or just survival?
Seeking wealth is a way of ensuring a life absent of poverty and isn’t necessary for survival; however our constraint or compulsion is regarded as a natural law governing all human action, so either you do without or you seek gain and join the flock.
To what extent do we join the flock and maintain Morals?
By paying taxes we empower the Economy; to which, with good-management of the economy increases the ‘real’ GDP.
This gives you a good standard of living and supposedly happiness, but is it happiness when you are working hard for it?
This obviously depends on the kind of work you enjoy and how difficult it is, for instance; a salesman might start by working 12-14 hours a day to establish a good client base then eventually you could be working 4 hours a day for the same income.
There are many factors to consider, because some are happy to work all year-long for a good standard of living and 4 weeks holiday. whilst some are not happy or enjoying it until they own a jet plane and a garage full of cars.
Where does greed fit in?
Greed is when you stop thinking of others and only of self ‘the Ego’.
Some egos are more demanding than others, justifying to themselves their excessive needs and actions, by having the ability and intention to help others in whatever way they need is considered to be philanthropy, which is not considered as greed.
Not to say that by greedily gaining wealth and then giving a portion of it away makes you a better ‘human being’, as some seem to think.
Is our greed because of self want or a need to be philanthropic?
When We start out to survive & provide for our loved ones.
To enjoy a better life, explore our creativity, curiosities and ambitions. This is ‘Human Nature’ until it turns to ‘Wealth Creation’, drawing you into the politics.
The haves and the have-not, this is human nature as mentioned before; so then your choice is to better yourself as the sole purpose ambition of life.
You can do this to the benefit and not to the detriment of ‘mankind’.
Your choice!
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I can do anything I want from this tiny little handheld device.
Unfortunately, the set hours stop and you often work from sun up to sun down trying to earn at least a decent income.
Doers find a way to hurdle each obstacle and move ahead in the process.
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They can hold a lot of the details for you and make sure that everything is taken care
of properly and they guarantee you that everything will run smoothly. Basically civil litigation breaks down to mean that two or more parties are having a legal dispute and are seeking monetary damages or precise actions to be carried out rather than seeking any criminal actions being sought. However don’t fall into the trap of trying to get the biggest property for the cheapest price.
Hi Frieda, I’m not sure everyone will know where you are coming from, but people do promise a lot without delivering which can lead to litigation etc. I agree with you that we shouldn’t fall into the trap of “trying to get the biggest property for the cheapest price”, however I believe that you are the master of your destiny and have to circumvent these obstacles on your journey to success.
We all have to negotiate life’s trials and tribulations that are thrown at us, but with support and knowledge it can be done.
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