Today is Sunday, March 31, 2013 - Easter Sunday. My stats today: 46 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for a March total of 60.1 miles. My weight was 162 pounds.
QUOTE from Winston Churchill: "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
My THOUGHTS are on Deadly Sin #2. Sin #2 is GREED - DEFINED AS WANTING MORE THAN ONE'S SHARE; EXTREME OF EXCESSIVE DESIRE.
In recent years we've seen the negative side of GREED - things like Ponzi schemes, real estate bubbles, and banking crises.
But J. Keith Murnighan, a professor at Northwestern University, says that the silver lining in greed is that it can have some redeeming qualities. Greed can make you pursue and acquire what you desire and can make you feel great. It can also benefit others around you , including family, friends, and maybe shareholders and society. Just look at Bill Gates and Warren Buffett - their greed has and will benefit millions of people.
And greed for knowledge...What's wrong with that?
The professor said, "It's basic human nature to feel greed. Whether it's a sin depends on the limits we place on it."
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