Pride Will Fail Me
Is it a good thing to want something new when life is at its comfort? When I ask for more, does it mean that I am not grateful with what I already have? Why would I want new things? What good does having more, of the new things, serve me and my life moving forward? There is a thin line between greed verses need and want. A ‘need’ is something that is necessary and required for the function and betterment to one’s healthy life. In contrast, a ‘want’ is a wish for something to improve its quality. Simply said, a need would include all the basic necessities. They are food, clothing, shelter and medical care. A want, in contrast, includes everything else (and probably more). It is natural human emotion longing for something more, be it from a need or from a want. Greed, on the other hand, is an act of collective excessive hunger to have everything possible. When the hunger becomes a disordered desire, ...