Greed
By: Andrew • Essay • 311 Words • March 10, 2010 • 1,400 Views
Greed
Unfortunately we live in a world that is ruled by wealth, power and material possessions. Our success is measured by what we have instead of what kind of person we are or what is on the inside. Greed changes people, and makes it so people always want more; more money, a better car, a nicer home. We are never satisfied!
Everyone has a little bit of greed in them; some are just greedier than others. People want to keep up with what the rest of the world has. The only problem is those people fail to consider what some do not have and what some are doing without. Sure we all want that brand new expensive car, it would even be nice to have a great big house on the beach but what about the guy on the streets that does not even own a pair of shoes-what about that? That is something we all have to think about when we are being motivated by greed.
I try to surround myself with positive people that are not greedy and