Some people just can't get enough.

In the eighteen years I've been living, I couldn't actually say that "I've been through a lot", but of course there are things I've observed and learned in those eighteen years of my life.

There will be those people who won't get enough of things: get enough of intellect, power, money, beauty, fame, and yourself.

One of the seven capital sins is greed. According to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia,

"Greed is the selfish desire for or pursuit of money, wealth, power, food, or other possessions, especially when this denies the same goods to others. It is generally considered a vice, and is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholicism."

In my opinion, this could be the "Chief of All Sins" because the other six sins(lust, gluttony, sloth, pride, anger, and envy) could be the results of this one, primary, and deadly sin. And this is something that we all have, no matter how good you are.

Let's say a person is good-looking, and he is highly capable intellectually. He's admired by many, but there's one thing wrong with him: his attitude.

He won't show it directly, he'll befriend those people who he thinks he'll benefit from. Rich, famous, and intellectual people. He is not interested in people who are ordinary, who have no special talents other than being a wall flower in parties. But if he discovers a person who he thinks has one of those qualities he's looking for, he'll befriend that person.

My point here is, why are some people so greedy that they would do anything to rise to the top, even if they step on someone's dignity? They'd do everything just to show off and prove to everyone else that they're ahead of everybody else.

Being ambitious and having a goal in life is different. They are similar in a sense that their primary objective is to rise above and stand-out from the crowd. But the difference is, being ambitious is that kind of motivation that will push you to the top, but you'll have to hit someone, somewhere along the way. You'll do anything it takes just to reach the top, even if it means hurting someone. Having a goal, is the kind of motivation that inspires you, either because of your family, loved one, or anyone else that concerns you. The kind of motivation that emerged because you want to help and inspire others.

BTW, I have those perfect examples of being ambitious.

This guy, as anyone would have observed, is overly self-confident. He's such an asshole. He'd do anything to be on top of his class. He did remain on top, but not high enough. I think he'd be 4th or 5th, but certainly not on the top 3. And what else did he gain? People who hate him. People who thinks he's too much.

Honestly, based from my own standards, he is not good. Well, fairly good. When he talks, he doesn't even make sense. A true intellectual is easily recognized when you look deep into their eyes, and read between their lines. But this guy? No. He's so far from that. He's just too confident. And that's it, nothing more.


Then there's this girl. She loves studying, memorizing things. I'd say, she's pretty good at it. Haha, but I dunno, sometimes her IQ is lost. There was a time, her classmates asked her to come with them to a beach. And guess how she responded? She replied with a burning question of what will they do there at the beach. Haha! Simple question, but the mind should work unconsciously to process that they will swim in the beach. Crap, I dunno how that idea was lost inside her damn brain. Is it because of too much textbook reading? hahaha.

Maybe I wouldn't criticize her as much if she had been good to the people around her. It's not just me who noticed, but many of us. I'd be angry with myself if I'd realized I was wrong about her, but it turns out I was right from the start.

I had this rich friend-- and when I say rich, I really mean rich. They own a mining company that operates in Canada and Australia. At first, I was her only friend. She told no one about her secret, not even me. But when we got closer to each other, that's when I found out. She told me all about it, and said she was just testing if someone will befriend her even if they didn't know she was rich. Then, when everyone knew that she's rich(when she proved that I was her real friend, she opened a glimpse of her life story to everyone, including "the girl"), "the girl" immediately made sure that they were close friends. You know, she felt "close" to my friend. How do i know? Because, when she joined us, she talked only to her, and completely disregarded my presence. Not that I wanted it(her attention), though.

But there was a point when she started befriending me. Since I was friends with my rich gal pal, she befriended me(somehow) later. Then there was a subject we had in common. I got a perfect score in our first quiz. I didn't review, I knew the subject matter well. Then that's when she started completely befriending me. Maybe she thought I was pretty intelligent.

My point is, why do some people need to "stay ahead" that it's as if they'd die if they came in second? Why can't they keep a healthy competition among their fellow men?

Successful people are those who have goals, who wanted to help others from the point they had their dreams and goals. That's how they became successful, because God knows they'll put their resources to better use and share it with others, plus the fact that they'll inspire others to do the same. We have our role models, you know who they are. Jesus is the perfect example. God gave Him the power, but He didn't use it for His own good. Remember when Satan tempted him on the mountains thrice? He didn't give in. And God knew that He won't, that's why He gave Jesus Christ the power and made Him His Son that became human for all of us and redeemed us from doom.

Well, so much for that. I admit, I am greedy sometimes. Everyone of us is. I just hope I'm not as worse as my examples. Let's all work hard to be a better citizen of this world, by starting to be selfless and thinking about others' welfare.

For God's Greater Glory, Amen.

God Bless you all.