Greed

"We suffer, often unknowingly, from wanting to be in two places at once, from wanting to experience more than one person can.  This is a form of greed, of wanting everything.  The truth is that one experience taken to heart will satisfy our hunger to be loved by everyone." Mark Nepo

An interesting take on greed.  Another interesting take on greed happened for me many years ago when a dear friend was closing her store.  As she put things on even more of a discount, she was told by her consultant that the people, who kept coming in trying to get the items at an even more discounted price, were exhibiting greed:  trying to get something for nothing or for very little.  Sometimes it is tempting to think we would rather be one place than another, and we all know people who cut their time short at one place to hurry to get to another.  It seems it is human nature to fear we are missing out, but it is informative to realize that this is greed.  We cannot be truly happy until we can accept what is.  That is worth repeating:  we cannot be truly happy until we can accept that what is in front of our lives at this moment is what is most important and appropriate.  Let us settle into this moment.