Tag: greed
Gollum in ‘Lord of the Rings’ in pursuit of the One Ring is almost the perfect personification of a hungry…
What’s terrifying about zombies is their relentless mindless hunger – sounds familiar? Think consumers’ herd mentality on Black Friday. There…
Super Short Story (70): Appetite Because he was used to eating so much, there was not enough to eat to…
She thought it should be alright to place only small bets in the casino games. But since big losses begin…
He, a stone-cutter, saw a rich man gathering many luxuries, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him….
A relative had a nightmare, where many people leapt in to a fire, as a ‘gift for god’. They claim…
If you look for things to buy, your window-shopping will take a long time. If you look for what you…
Struck me that Elmo is the opposite of Emo! Emo: One who has negative emotions often. Elmo: One who has…
If the world looks to economic sustainability in terms of contentment with the minimum over growth in terms of greed…
Sometimes, when I encourage Buddhist friends to go easy on eating animals and their produce, I’m asked to ‘let go’….
I’ve no intentions of being a killjoy when it comes to others’ gastronomical pleasures. But I do find it as…
A Tit for a Tat (316) Tit: If I’m richer, it would be better. Tat: If you don’t compare, would…
Saw a modern gangland movie version’s retelling of Macbeth, which I studied in school years ago… A case of listening…
Learnt and expanded from a Dharma talk: 放下不是放弃。 Right ‘letting go’ is not ‘giving up’; it is acceptance of things…
The endlessly greedy are like one who gathers fallen coins into pockets with holes, walking in circles, getting richer yet…
A Tit for a Tat (222) Tit: He said he can’t live without tuna! Tat: Well, the tuna he eats…
‘Independence Day’ re-screening on TV tonight reminds me of how simplistic the idea is, of being able to write a…
This is the traditional verse for recitation to express repentance: 忏悔文 Verse for Repentance 往昔所造诸恶业 For all the evil deeds…
A Tit for a Tat (159) Tit: I wonder why buffet meals tend to have leftovers. Tat: Maybe it’s because…
A Tit for a Tat (156) Tit: My iPhone’s screen is too small. Tat: So? Tit: I need an iPad!…
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