#3 - money is only paper and ink

The Seven Deadly Sins

Sin #3

Greed

This is a hard topic for me.

I am a woman who desires simplicity bordering poverty but is blessed by a nation which thrives on capitalism - so, I will address both - briefly.

Rich Mullins will forever be my modern example of...so much. He was a seemingly wealthy man. He sold millions of albums - and had for a decade. Yet, he chose to live in humble settings accepting only the average income for an American. All of his other money was given to the poor and to the church. He chose what to do with his wealth.

give me neither poverty nor riches....

I do not believe however, that this makes him a better man or less of a man. It is simply something I aspire to.

Then there are men like Bill Gates or Donald Trump, and perhaps we see those names or see them on the television and we think "greed." If a man or woman is wealthy does that make them greedy? Or does it mean they are hard workers who have had great ideas and produced great incomes for themselves? Is a company that hires thousand of Americans a greedy company, or are they simply successful? Who is the greedy one: the million-dollar corporation, or the individual who wants to see them limit production out of "fairness to smaller business?" They are simply men and women who, like Rich, choose what to do with their own wealth.

I have witnessed far more greed in the undeserving. Those looters who yap about how the big business they work for is the great evil of our time - how they should be shut down to give others a chance to succeed. Suck it up you big stinkin' crybabies. Work your ass off and let's see you make it. If you can't, maybe you will be so fortunate to be hired by one who can, but my guess is you couldn't stop sniveling long enough to make it through an interview.