Beating GREED!

Greed is a level of want that can never be satisfied. It serves only the desires and personal gain of a single person or group.

We all can easily become greedy sometimes without even knowing that we are, especially since we live in a society where greedy people are applauded for their ownings and finances. We are taught that success for a person is determined mainly by the amount of money and materials that they have.

Even though money greed is what we all think of when we think of "greed", it IS NOT the only type of greed that exists. We can also be greedy with our food intake, relationships, looks, desires for attention, achievements, control, personal pleasure, and more.

Selflessness counters greed. It is not only good for the ones that we initiate it on, it is also good for us because it keeps us from becoming a mindless slave trapped in the service of a demanding hungry beast whose belly never gets full.

When we become greedy we lose our appreciation for all that we gain. All that we acquire becomes meaningless as soon as we have it, because our eyes immediately set on the next thing that we desperately want. We lose our ability to enjoy what we have.

Giving to and doing for others allows us a chance to review what we have gained and see the value of all that we have as we sift through to choose what it is that we are going to dedicate to someone else. Even though selflessness is a service to others, it serves us back.