Yet another enemy of happiness may have entered in the mind of some of
us. This is greed. It keeps on growing unabated when not controlled. The
end result invariably is a disaster. It can be greed for money, it can
be greed for power or fame, respect, sex or even attention. Greed for
food is also not uncommon. Greed has a tendency to grow faster when you
achieve more. Unfortunately greedy people lose the perspective. If the
human wanted more for happiness, it may be considered normal. But greed
invariably makes you unhappy. In this case the desire is never
controlled.
In fact one can be rich without being greedy. Making more money should
not be the objective. Enjoying what you have and of course aspiring for
more can be a legitimate goal of successful people in a competitive
world. But greed does not allow you to enjoy what you have. It only
reinforces your anguish on what you don’t have.
The great English Victorian explorer – Sir Richard Frances Britten once
said: ‘conquer thyself till thou have has done this, thou art but a
slave; for it is almost as well to be subjective to another’s appetite
as to thine own.’
Shakespeare the great dramatist discussed these characteristics of human
mind in great detail when he created the character of his play Macbeth
by the same name. Hunger for more power keeps on increasing until
Macbeth is pushed to the wall of disaster.
Thanks for reading.
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