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Sunday, April 13, 2014
You are reading from the book Food for Thought
Greed
How many of us are killing ourselves with our own greed? In spite of all that we take in, we remain empty. Excessive consumption depresses our spirits even before it destroys our bodies.
Why are we so empty? Is it because we search for fulfillment in the wrong places? Do we expect permanent satisfaction from new clothes, more food, a bigger house? When the acquisition of these things fails to satisfy us for long, we then think we must go out and get more clothes, better food, a more elegant house.
Sometimes our greed arises out of fear, fear that we will not have enough. Kahlil Gibran says, "What is fear of need but need itself? Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?"
We are all children of a Father who satisfies our need but not our greed. To trust Him to abundantly supply all that we truly require is to give up fear as well as greed.
Take away my greed, Lord.
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Greed is one of the 7 deadly sins. Osho says it is about not being happy with what you got, and always wanting more. As the saying goes, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."
As I have posted many times, "When I get needy, I get greedy." How do I get needy? God supplies our needs. He will take away our greed.