Greed

Greed is the desire and pursuit of material possessions. This one’s a touchy subject since our society is built on capitalism, and it requires a bit of greediness. There’s no time for a sustained critique of Christian capitalism, so we’ll just move on to your punishment. Drum roll...

You get to be boiled alive forever! (Again, with the “even though you’re dead, you’ll feel it” disclaimer).

Wisdom About Greed

There is no calamity greater than lavish desires There is no greater guilt than discontentment And there is no greater disaster than greed.
Lao-tzu

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.
Erich Fromm

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.
Thomas Fuller

Our labor preserves us from three great evils — weariness, vice, and want.
Voltaire

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.
Erich Fromm

There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
Maya Angelou

Virtual Antidote: Charity

Ways to Practice Charity

• Compliment a stranger.
• Call someone, ask how they are and really listen without any update on yourself.
• Put up your neighbor's trash cans.
• Drop a gift for a distant friend anonymously.
• Take an interest in what is important to another person.