The endlessly greedy
are like one
who gathers fallen coins
into pockets with holes,
walking in circles,
getting richer
yet poorer at the same time,
in a futile cycle of getting and losing,
for material wealth is always lost
before or upon death,
no matter how much one has.
It is the opposite of spiritual wealth.
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Greed really takes away all enjoyment because we never stop to enjoy and always thinking that we have not enough. How much is really enough? In an affluent society, a simple meal may not appeal to many but in a starving place, the most simple meal is the wealthiest dish simply because they had enough of poverty. Who is the real ‘poor” in this scenario?