Greed is the most “Sincere” emotion.
Human greed is like a running train with no brakes. The journey has no destination only accelerated speed. The more you accelerate the more you fall into the well of greed. Isn't it?. But, let us try and see greed from a different perspective? A perspective of sincerity. And why greed could shake hands along with honesty, truthfulness, and nondeceitful — yet, be very powerful emotion or behavior.
Children are taught early to be sincere enough and that greed is a bad attribute to possess but, did we know, it is also the most sincere manifestation of desire?. When we say sincere — it feels truthful and honest.
Sincerity is the virtue of one who communicates and acts in accordance with the entirety of their feelings, beliefs, thoughts, and desires.
The entirety of your feelings and desires gives birth to greed. So, if we say, greed is the most sincere emotion (free from pretense or deceit). Would it be right to give such a statement?. Isn’t it utterly foolish to think this way? — Right. Well, I don’t think so. We are not going to discuss our childhood wisdom that greed is a bad attribute to posses but instead, we going to dig deeper into its nature of sincerity.
Greed is a natural (sincere) manifestation of insecurity.
With all the negativity caused by COVID-19, people feel threatened more than ever. You may have noticed an uptick in greedy behaviors as we all grapple with uncertain times. Insecurity leads to anxiety in individuals which later on manifest as greed. And it’s a true feeling. Insecurity leading to greed is a very sincere feeling without any thought attached to it. It just pops up. It’s in our nature to react when threatened. A survival instinct.
Similarly in love, a sincere and honest feeling of love could manifest into greed due to insecurity. The greed of love is such that we want it entirely — which could later lead to obsession and mental sickness. One moment the love was beautiful the other moment it becomes ridiculously harmful and in turn leads to degeneration of its beauty. But the desire of love was sincere and it’s insecurity manifested greed.
Then there are people who are insecure about their purpose in life sometimes tie their self-worth to having an abundance or excessive stuff. Obviously, “Excessiveness” is no substitute for being loved, but the person may feel a temporary sense of comfort from material possessions.
Greed is a kind of obsessive desire, a desire lacking for proper self-restraint. “Desire” suggests an inner, psychological state of positive inclination to have or possess or control something. While greed may be a kind of excessive desire, the word is also suggestive of various disreputable activities or social practices. While a desire may go unexpressed, greed is a kind of desire less likely to go unexpressed, and so one thinks of greedy deeds or practices. H.G. Callaway, Temple University
We can understand why someone behaves this way. Right?
Greed is a (sincere) natural universal expression.
Humans are social and cultural animals, not just individuals. All individuals make decisions in their best self-interest, even if it is doing something for someone else from their heart. We do it with all sincerity of the highest self and expect an outcome that could be personally satisfying. We do it because, it makes us feel good — which gives a sense of fulfillment, for being happy. This sense of fulfillment could also be termed as personal greed but an honest one. Sincere greed. It is debatable — yet can provide a great sense of understanding that we cannot disrepute greed in all entirety. It’s linked to a universal expression that is genuinely sincere.
According to new research published by the American Psychological Association, ‘paying it forward’ — a popular expression for extending generosity to others after someone has been generous to you — is a heartwarming concept, but it is less common than repaying greed with greed.”
In all likelihood all expectations for oneself can be transformed into greed. A little expectation today could result in a larger one tomorrow. The universal law restricts itself from expectations for the true flow of life or energy but does add in affinity as a result. Affinity or attraction is a sincere and genuine reality of the entirety.
Greed is a (sincere) excessive compulsive disorder.
In basic terms, “excessive” is possessing something to such a degree that it’s harmful and termed as “Greed”. For example, excessive drinking leads to bad health and hating yourself in the morning. Excessive eating leads to obesity. Excessive speed leads to accidents and deaths. These are aspects that most people would agree are harmful. But they are quite sincere to where it comes from. Not because somebody is naturally greedy. A self-fulfilling desire. It is an act of some sincere compulsiveness which later becomes a habit. This habit becomes a part of us. It’s honestly difficult to change this sincere act of compulsive greed because now its part of our habit.
Greed is also associated with negative psychological states such as stress, exhaustion, anxiety, depression, and despair, and with maladaptive behaviours such as gambling, scavenging, hoarding, trickery, and theft. — Neal Burton M.D. psychiatric, philosopher.
However, all these compulsive behavior are harmful only to the individual. But greed in all its entirety is honest and sincere. How is it possible? Let’s start by asking this question, How could a desire for Excessiveness (wealth) be harmful? When every individual needs a degree of wealth to survive: you need to buy food, pay the rent, get clothing, transportation, haircuts, cable TV. In addition, the more wealth you have, the better the quantity and/or quality of the things it brings you can get.
Someone who constantly has to shop may be trying to fill an emotional void or insecurity with stuff. If you find yourself loading your shopping bags every week, think about why you’re doing it. The compulsive greed is filling emotional insecurity which is sincere in all its entirety in today's social structure. It's not a fake outcome of your insecurity but truly sincere.
Greed is a (sincere)selfish act for more.
Greed, for the lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge [sic.] has marked the upward surge of mankind. — Gordon Gekko, The film (Wall Street).
Greed is always termed as a selfish act of an individual and is frowned upon. Right? — So let us raise some serious questions like — Can being selfish actually also be healthy? Necessary? Progressive? Even spiritual? Yes it can be all the above. Why? Because it’s a sincere emotion. A negative emotion (greed) can become positive for its sincerity (desire).
Wanting positive experience is a negative experience; accepting negative experience is a positive experience.“ – Mark Manson
A driving desire to have more and achieve more could be a selfish act (negative) but its outcomes can be (positive) which can itself lead to the highest levels of achievements in society and for the self.
Our society is built on and supported by selfish greedy behavior, whether or not we like it. The quest for more and better stuff has driven societies to the highest levels of achievement — which we now enjoy and makes us feel good about ourselves.
If greed is a sincere emotion then its purity also can invoke selflessness.
The sincere desire (positive inclination) to be wealthy can make you rich. Your wealth can help you care for others. It brings in the opportunity to look out for others and bring about socio-economic change through various philanthropic efforts. It can be self-satisfying and marked positive.
Conclusion.
Greed is like two ends of a coin. People who are consumed by greed become utterly fixated on the object of their greed. Their lives are reduced to little more than a quest to accumulate as much as possible of whatever it is they covet and crave.
But on the other hand, one cannot disassociate greed for being truly sincere in all its entirety as its outcome can be a fight for self-worth through excessiveness — be it in wealth, love, success, and spiritual quest.
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