ARE YOU GREEDY

It's been quite some time, but I just wanted to share some things with you. Today I wanted to speak on greed. Greed is something someone has when they've achieved something and don't want you to accomplish that same thing. Greed is described in the dictionary as excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions. This means no matter what they've achieved, they want more of it whether it's clothes, jewelry, cars, money, and everything else. There are people in this world who work hard for what they have and I applaud that so let's not confuse this. Then there are others who aint never had nothing and once they do, they feel the need to throw it in your face as if you weren't there when they had nothing. As far as I'm concerned, wordly possessions could never make me or break me. I came in this world with nothing and when I leave, I'm going with nothing. Shallow people go at nothing to make others feel less than them when in all reality, the person they're trying to grand stand usually has more going for themselves mentally and spiritually. Corporate Greed has caused Bernie Madoff a 150 year life term sentence in prison for his ponzi scheme which took millions of money from working class families. People work all their lives to secure life retirement policies and along comes a fast talking swindler to swindle them out of all their life earnings. Nothing good ever comes to those who are obsessed with greed. They like to live the luxurious life but don't like the consequences that come along with it. They get so wrapped up in their imaginary lifestyle that penalties for their crimes are the last thing they seem to be concerned with. It's sad when you have city workers who get charged for welfare fraud while collecting pay checks. In 1996, an article entitled "New York Arrests 46 City Workers in Welfare Fraud" by Adam Nossiter documents this in depth. Twenty city employees received subsidized housing and cash benefits for which they were ineligible. A total of one million in benefits were collected, although these people had no priors they did not face any jail time and agreed to pay back all the money taken. 50 resigned or were dismissed from their city jobs, 11 had some other disciplinary action taken against them and 12 cases were pending. This in itself displays how greed can make one irrational. Instead of doing the right thing, they seem to do all the wrong things until they get caught. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't still going on as we speak. Big corporations have gone bankrupt because of greed and it's not going to stop because the world is a big cesspool of greed. Everyone wants that pot of gold but aren't willing to put the hard work behind it. Instead they look for short cuts on how to get rich and if it means to cut someone's throat or cheating someone out of their life earnings, then so be it. Its a dog eat dog world out there so make sure you know who has your best interest at heart. Dont worry bout what the next person has cause you don't know what they did to get it. We all like nice things so make sure in the process of chasing your dreams, you don't lose your sense of self! There are no short cuts in life, remember that! Stay Blessed People!