Greed is a vice.

Hi Deepak! I feel that when we are born we are all absolutely good and it is our upbringing , the sense of values we have got, GOd's grace in showing us the right path,our willingness to accept this grace of God, that go a long way in moulding our character. Circumstances play an important part in man's life but strength of character that has been built from childhood plays an important part in resisting circumstances.So, in conclusion I would say that weakness in character can contribute to having 'greed' of any sort , be it for money, for power, for food or whatever.THis element of greed may be present in everyone, though for different things. It can get out of hand, thus contributing to one's own instability and lack of peace and this is due to lack of character.

I blame it on society and its values. I need not elaborate on what society expects from anyone to be recognised and it is this that drives one towards acquiring more no matter what it is.

Hi deepak, Greed is there in most people.I guess the difference between need and greed is thin.One can never be sure when you cross the line.Take for example :- We need a house to live, but we also want another house to rent out and earn a steady income, then we want to have sites or houses in our children's name etc etc...there is no end to it.As long as we dont harm and earn money through illegal means or by hurting some one else I guess it is alright.When people lose their conscience and go to any length to amass wealth like most our politicians are doing, we can see that it is the height of shameless Greed !

Hi dpk, Though in all religious books and moral books greed has been termed very bad, for me i dont like person who are satisfied because all the development is done by those who were not satisfied. A person can be greedy for money or love or fame or anything so long he or she direct his greed in right direction, then greed is very good thing. Thomas elva addision who invented so many things which benefits human race so much, had he been satisfied guy and not greedy then he would have stopped after his first invention.

Greed arises from the concept - we need 'things' to be happy. Most of us have had this concept in some point in our lives. You will hardly ever find someone who has not been greedy about something in his entire life. It is acceptable for young people but is totally unacceptable for old people who are supposed to be or at least claim to be wiser. Greed is a distant cousin of lust. However, only saints can totally give up greed. I am going to show one example. I knew someone who wanted to get 'established' by which he meant, to get married. Now you need a good job to get married. You need a hike in salary to get married. After you get married you want to buy a few things for your wife and if your wife is demanding she'll make sure that she gets everything she wants. Now even if you don't want expensive clothes for yourself, you still need money just to buy them for your wife. You are doing all this just because your wife 'looks beautiful when she smiles'. To make the matter worse your wife gives birth to children. Your family grows even bigger so you need even bigger hike in your salary. You want to have party because you are happy and you need more money for that. You want to give away gifts to your kith and kins and you need more money for that. You want to live in comfort and give your children the best education and your wife the shiniest jewelries and you need money for that too. You want more money. You become greedy. You know you are, yet you can't just change it because you're badly sunk in this quagmire from where there is no way out. It's our own decisions that make us greedy. Greed doesn't just swallow our mind. We let it do so and with pleasure. Greed has a tickling sensation that we love dearly. We know it's bad to smoke, but we just can't give it up. Greed is sexy.

There are many things which make us greedy family can be one option we want to be able to set our family up for life, the society in which we live in can contribute to being greedy also media is another aspect which again can affect our views an make us want certain things which can turn us greedy. There's greed for the right reasons and greed for the wrong reasons so to say it's a vice isn't always right.

I think many people think if the had money to Buy things then they would be happy. If they were rich , All their problems would vanish.Or they feel that they Need to fill the space inside with money and or power to make themselves whole. But it doesn't work that way.Things won't make you happy from within. Money is useful to keep you comfortable but it won't heal the emptiness inside. It will just solve a lack of money problem, Period. So why is greed seen as a vice. It is addictive to some. They get money or power and thry want more and more and they don't care how they get it. That's when it is a sickness. To Want good things and to work hard for them is fine. But to Have everything you need and Still lie and cheat Just to get more is evil.

Hi dpk, maybe because human wants are endless and can never be satisfied. The only thing that can satisfy them is to turn greedy.

dpk sometimes good people become greedy out of panic when they have reached the bottom of everything and feel if they do not g rab all they can they may have to fall back to the bottom. once they realiae they are out of trouble and have jobs and so forth good people realize they have acted out of greed and feel horrible. while others are just lazy and want it all without having to work for it. greed is a vice and makes good people into bad people,.some are greedy by nature and want things that are not theirs and will steal or rob to get what they want rather than just working for it like the rest of us

Hi deepak, desire is something that all of us possess and in some cases it becomes hard to distinguish where desire ends and greed takes over.I have seen many times when we find it difficult to distinguish between the two. However, greed in its worst form is of course something that can cause misery and pain in the long run....I feel economic reasons and a person's mental make up are both contributory in making a person very greedy to the extent he /she loses her/his sense and sensibility... all the best, hope you had a good weekend

Hiya dpk, Greed is a vice it´s true. Greed finds it way into so many situations as well. What are the reasons they can be many not just one but many that can make People turn greedy. Greed for money and power has to be the worst of them all. It´s so complex sometimes and so personal if you have had Family members who through being greedy have caused many upsets too within the Family. The latter is my own bad experience. I was´nt greedy but the others were and for me it has long since been forgotten. I prefer it that way. I did´nt get any of the money but I am a lot richer for it.

I think the main reason which makes many people greedy is the desire to be appreciated by society,this is where it all starts for many people,because to be appreciated means for many people to have a certain social status,which almost inevitably implies a good financial situation.The desire to have a good financial situation,once it is accomplished,usually doesn't satisfy people,who want more and more,and at that moment the vice of greediness takes control over the person's life.I think once you become possessed with the desire to have more you will never get rid of it,and eventually your own greed will destroy you.

Hi dpk, Alot of things make people greedy. When some people grow with nothing they come get greedy when they get older. When your the only child too. When you grow up with parents that are greedy. Money can do it to you.

I think that greed is born out of basic survival instincts. When I think about instinct, I think of cavemen. If a caveman was not greedy for food, reproductive acts, fights, etc., he would not have survived and had children. Today, greed is a way of becoming successful. If someone is greedy for a promotion at work, and as a result does her job very well, then greed is a good thing. If she were to take that same greed and simply steal from her boss, it would be a vice. We need to be greedy sometimes, it is our action as a result of greed that determines if it is a virtue or a vice.

Greedy is definitely a vice. It's not good to be greedy at all. There are many instances on how one may fall for the trap of becoming greedy. For instance, greedy for money , power , status , friends , work promotion and many more. It stems from a desire to rise above the rest no matter what and nothing will stop this feeling of greediness , unless there's real control over it.

I think it is human nature of being 'greedy' to some extent. I always heard this sentence " Money is Never Enough ". However, if we read many articles by people who are successful and wise, they advise us that 'health and quality family time is the utmost important'. I think we should take heed on this advise, live in a 'balanced' lifestyle. I hope we all learn to live life to the fullest...

When you have experienced something good, you just like it to be forever and yours for the rest of your life. This becomes greed when you want more and more of it so it will not end. Because of that greed you tend to do things out of the normal, just so you have it. Greed is disgusting, because it consumes a person.

Greed takes many forms indeed. Greed is not a simple desire to have some things or money that could be used properly. The inordinate desire for gain, property, or to appropriate property of another. It's insatiable appetite to have certain things, perhaps the other, just to get them, without you really need them and without thinking about the effect that your greed has on others. Allows greedy man wishes to take possession of his thoughts and actions so much so forget humanity. It is good to keep ourselves from greed, because even though we have plenty of our life does not depend on things we have.