On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 2:47 PM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Me, too, Molly! Merry Christmas (or Merry Merchandise)! > > On Dec 24, 5:55 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Merry Christmas to you, Manfranco, and to everyone. I look forward to > > stimulating camaraderie in the new year here at Mind's Eye. > > > > On Dec 23, 4:32 pm, Manfraco Frank Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi you all! > > > I find that being a bit greedy is a good thing, because it makes you > > > wanting to do something which maybe helps you somehow in the future. > > > Anyhow, because tomorrow is Christmas, I want to wish you all a merry > > > Christmas and a happy new year. > > > Manfraco > > > > > On Dec 23, 10:39 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ohh how I disagree with the latter part of this. > > > > > > I settle for what I need, and also manage to get what I want. I feel > > > > neither mediocore nor do I live in poverty(anymore). > > > > > > You say settle I say satisfied, there is a hell of a differance > > > > between these two words. > > > > > > On Dec 23, 6:27 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I think you are correct. We can only judge ourselves. Eating more > food then > > > > > you need is gluttony, btw. Guilty. Hording might be considered > greedy I > > > > > suppose if you're hording what others need now and you are unlikely > to need > > > > > it for yourself and yet you still refuse to sell it to or trade to > others > > > > > that need it more then you. > > > > > > > Taking or buying or collecting or working for only what you need > sounds like > > > > > a really boring life to me. I want more then what I need. For me > and the > > > > > ones I love. If that is greed then greed is good. Settling for just > what you > > > > > need all your life will leave you and yours wallowing in mediocrity > and > > > > > relative poverty. I'll leave that to the pious. I'll wallow in my > greed. > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:35 AM, [email protected] < > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > You've had enough? Have people been calling you greedy and you > > > > > > disagree with them? > > > > > > > > Greed is the desire for more than you need. You are correct I > think, > > > > > > that ones needs can only really be suitably defined by the person > in > > > > > > need. Art I think must be treated differanlty than say food. > > > > > > > > If you have enough food and yet desire more, this is greed, > easpecily > > > > > > when you have so much that most gets wasted. > > > > > > > > Perhaps then we should talk in terms of supply and waste. If it > your > > > > > > goal to accumilate so much money that you cannot hope to spend it > all > > > > > > in your lifetime, then I would also call that greed. So intent, > > > > > > supply, and waste. > > > > > > > > On Dec 12, 9:55 am, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > The word “greed” is tossed out so often and it always intrigues > me > > > > > > > just what people mean by it. Just what is “greed?” Some people > (no > > > > > > > names) toss this word off their fingertips all the time and > frankly I > > > > > > > HAVE HAD ENOUGH. > > > > > > > > > Webster defines this word as… > > > > > > > : a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as > money) than > > > > > > > is needed. > > > > > > > > > Ok, let’s take a more careful look at that definition. Let’s > say a > > > > > > > very rich person spends a million dollars on a painting that he > just > > > > > > > loves. He thinks this painting is so remarkable, so beautiful, > that > > > > > > > he is willing to buy it for a million dollars so he can look at > it > > > > > > > every day in his house. Me personally? I would never spend a > > > > > > > million dollars on a painting, but that is just me. That > painting, or > > > > > > > ANY painting, is not something I am interested in buying at > that > > > > > > > price, even if I was filthy rich. But the things that I buy > would > > > > > > > curl your hair as they might seem so “strange” to YOU, but not > to me. > > > > > > > Everybody is different, and this is a very important thing to > > > > > > > consider. NOBODY can judge what another person finds > important, > > > > > > > interesting, beautiful, desirable, or worthwhile. (Just look > at your > > > > > > > hairstyle…smily thingee goes here) > > > > > > > > > The question is…is that greed? I don’t think so. Is buying > anything > > > > > > > that one does not “need” greed? Hell no! you better check > your > > > > > > > inventory of your life if that is the case, you would find that > every > > > > > > > human on earth is greedy, and therefore the definition is > rendered > > > > > > > meaningless. The definition clearly states “an EXCESSIVE > desire for > > > > > > > MORE of SOMETHING” > > > > > > > > > This says to me that greed is only achieved when you already > HAVE > > > > > > > “enough” of this particular “thing” and yet you want more > anyway. You > > > > > > > want more than you can actually “benefit” from because you > already > > > > > > > have “it” THAT is greed. When you “hoard” something for no > reason, > > > > > > > and NOT when you simply “want” something that you don’t have. > Wanting > > > > > > > something IS NOT GREED. Get that through your fricking head. > Wanting > > > > > > > something that is not “needed” is not greed. Wanting > something you > > > > > > > already have plenty of is greed. > > > > > > > > > Which brings us, inevitably, to money. Money can be turned > into > > > > > > > ANYTHING, so one cannot say that you have a quantity of this > > > > > > > particular one “thing” that meets the classic definition of > greed, > > > > > > > UNTIL YOU CLARIFY IT. It is not “one thing” it is “anything I > can > > > > > > > think of” so it must be treated slightly differently. Now, if > you > > > > > > > want a billion dollars but your actual, realistic “wants and > needs” > > > > > > > are only a million dollars, then you are greedy. But if you > have > > > > > > > reasonable plans for every single dollar? THAT IS NOT GREED, > THAT IS > > > > > > > PERFECTLY NORMAL GODDAMIT.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
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