GREED.

“I will never let it slip off to another man’s hand, it is supposed to be mine and I will make it mine by all possible means.” When this sentence reverberate in any man’s heart, that is the true spirit of greed.

image source

Though Ivan Boesky said “greed is all right, by the way. I want you to know that. I think greed is wealthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.” However, even though people thought he is defending greed, nevertheless, I see him throwing light to what greed his. As a matter of fact, some people remain in the same spot because they fail to figure out the different between greed and dream.

image source

If I may ask, what did you see greed as? Did you spot any similarity between greed and dream?
As for me, I see “greed as the act of denying other people their right in the expense of achieving one’s dream.” Which give me a rigid believe that there is something similar between greed and goal, and the likeness between them is called achievement. This is because the reason behind both greed and dream is to achieve something spectacular. Nonetheless, the hidden different between greed and dream is basically the way a man choose to achieve his goal. If he achieves it without hurting anyone, I call that ** archived dream**. But if he hurt anyone in the expense of achieving his goal, I refer to that as nothing but greed.

image source

CAUSES OF GREED.

• Selfishness: when a person is self-centered, all he thinks about is himself and no one. Thus, every single step he takes is specifically meant to add something to himself.

image source

• Ego: in the expense of showing off one's capability or worth, then greed will definitely set in because of the earnest desire to occupy reputable position.
• Jealousy: at the moment you feel unhappy with someone’s achievement, you have successfully activated greed. And you will always do your best to pull that person down, no matter what it may cost you.
• Envy: this occur when you wish to possess what someone else possesses. Hence, in the expense of possessing what the person possesses at all cost, greed sets in.

ACTIONS INSPIRED BY GREED
Among the multiple cruel actions that greed can stimulate, these are few of them:

• Murder
• Stealing
• Money ritual
• Fraud
• Human trafficking and lot more.

RESULT OF GREED.
Though greed may look beneficiary at first, however, with full confidence, I hereby proclaim that greed is like a stinking meat packaged in fancy cover, the enclosed meat will be referred to as an elegant material but at the moment when the enclosed stinking meat is expose, it’s stinking smell will review it’s hidden identity. Hence, no matter how adorable greed may present itself to be, the result of greed will always be shame.

In conclusionIf you hurt someone in the expense of pursuing your goal, someday, somehow, someone else will hurt you in the expense our pursuing his own dream. Hence, no matter what your goal may be, being greedy is not the right way to pursue it. Though the beginning is facilitating, however, the end is danger filled, which makes greed a destructive idea. Hence,

Say
No to
Greed.*

Written by:
ILESANMI OLUWASHINAAYOMI
8TH MAY, 2019.