It may be of power, wealth, ambition, name, Fame and what not. It brings in its way tension and unhappiness. but apart from these there are one or two kinds of desires which cannot be summarily rejected as bad. It is what we might term as an excess of desire to be normally great. We shall discuss this exception to the rule at the end.
The basis of desire but all desires are not greed. To be desireless is to be dull and inactive. only when our desires are based on based selfish motives, we call it greed. then we are not satisfied with the fulfillment of our needs, but we need and want to have much more than our need. We develop a desire to grab and the movie grab the more we become selfish and proud. This passion or excessive desire to have more is greed. A man then become shameless and pitiless. He spares none to achieve his end. We can cite some celebrities in whom this greed reached its worst form.
History presents the worst example of greed of power in Hitler. He wished to become the supreme ruler of the world through the foulest method. a similar example of greed of wealth today is Harshad Mehta, of ambition and power Saddam Hussain.
there is a famous proverb, greed bigots sin and sin is the cause of death.
The above examples wear out the truth of the proverb. even in normal life greed causes and happiness, because this well desire is a sucidal passion. It never rests until its target is achieved. It sets the mind on to invent all foul methods. The greed of wealth tempts him to cheat others and to steal. The greed of power tempts him to show his mind on the weak and the innocent. It is a proven truth that the greedy fulfill their desires by exploiting the weak, the poor and innocent. he is always afraid of the strong and the alert people, for the latter may resist.
Restless lies the head that wears the crown. Restless lies the head that wears the crown too much power or wealth steals away peace of mind. The man is always afraid of robbers and rivals of power. The opposite of greed is contentment. The latter is a spiritual asset for anyone. The man remains at rest with himself. What grade multiplies like wildfire and the greedy man cannot afford to check his desires. Naturally he always remains at the mercy of his dangerous desires. he remains mentally restless and like a folder down hill, goes down committing sin after sin. What can be more unhappy state than this?
it is now conclusively proved that merely excess of desire is not greed. A man can suffer from an excess of novel desire. Milton suffered from an ardent desire to write a great epic. Similarly great leaders nurse vehemant desires to rise in life. but they do not fall into the category of great, because they are nourished by healthy and noble intentions. They give strength to The spiritual man, where as greed generates flatters in material ambitions. Therefore I have called greed a fell fashion.
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