@spacegirl said in What’s one thing that bothers you most about the world today?:
@DIV I think, that main driving force - is survival instinct :-) Isn't it? Lol.
Controlled greed and envy.. I can hardly imagine that.
Of course we can say about the "light envy" and "dark envy".
Light envy:
Wow. He/she reached a success. I am so happy for him. I will try to work hard to reach a little part of his/her achievements, at least.
Dark envy:
Damn! Everything is being achieved for him/her so easily. Lucky bastard. Plague on him/her!
Maybe these examples are caricature a bit. But in most times, when we speak about the envy, we are talking about the dark one.
About greed.
For example. You can work hard, or take a second job to earn some more money. Then you invest it in something (precious metals, stock, etc). Ten or twenty years passed, and your investments gives you stable income. Not large, but at least you can allow yourself to buy a new phone each two months, or make a good present for your mother, father, sister, child, wife, husband, granny, pet, etc.. Is it a greed? I think no.
P. S.: Humans are funny creatures. Need to admit that - If I were the head of an oil refining company or the head of large IT-corp, then it is a 90% that this post would contain other thoughts. And that is sad :-( Moreover, this post would never appeared. And this is fact.. Our nature is flexible and weak. And it is not easy to remain yourself. When temptations increase, stakes rise too.
Hopefully, I am just a little girl that have being losted in space.
I agree about how you speak about humans. Well, that's what I noticed either. I don't think there is a positive aspect in greediness. May it light or dark, it is still greed. Why can't you just be happy and move on ? Humans greed about almost everything, there should always be balance for everything. Too much or too little is not good. I don't know what I am talking too, correct me if I'm wrong.