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QUOTES

Lifetimes of knowledge, wisdom and genius are available to guide our decisions and beliefs.  Ignoring these brilliant gifts from the past feels ungrateful and unwise.

• “He who is not contented with what he has would not be contented with what he would like to have.” Socrates
• “Greed is a bottomless pit, which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” Erich Fromm
• “There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.” Maya Angelou
• “He who is greedy is always in want” Horace
• “Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough.” Janwillem Van De Wetering
• “There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.” Mahatma Gandhi

BIBLICAL SCRIPTURE

Religion and scripture have contributed to the forming of our government, our laws, the rules of society and the beliefs of others. Knowledge of scripture is available to everyone with no requirements or obligations.

• ¹⁵ He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”  Luke 12:15 (WEB)
• ⁵ Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 (WEB)
• ⁹But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. 1 Timothy 6:9 (WEB)
• ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.  1 Timothy 6:10

 SUMMARY THOUGHTS

How much is enough?  At what point am I satisfied?  How does a person know when they are becoming or have become “greedy”?  If I spend all my time wanting what I do not have, what time do I have left to enjoy that which I do have?  Have you ever lost something only then to realize you never fully appreciated that which is now gone and can never be fully appreciated?  What if there is no tomorrow to appreciate that which you have today?  What if I spent more of my time enjoying all that I have and less time thinking about all that, I do not have?  As I focus on the beautiful gifts in my life, their infinite abundance becomes apparent.   If greed is the empty feeling of always wanting more and never being satisfied with what I have then greed has no place in my life.

I am greed when it begins to rise within by seeking to appreciate fully all that I have.