Across the spectre of time, individuals the world over have sought the splendour of riches and the comfort it brings. Wealth, or the pursuit thereof, is and has been the sole purpose of many people's existence. This transcending fixation of many has led to much striving and given birth to the ideals of capitalism.
Unlike what some may argue, money is not the root of all evil. Wealth is a prerequisite to satisfy our basic needs. In additional doses, it provides for certain luxuries in life. However, the preoccupation with wealth has led to greed. Greed is the motive behind the notion that happiness is a constant cycle of amassing 'a little bit more'. Greed is the reason why some of the world's wealthy live in extreme excess while the poor live in poverty and are malnutritioned. Greed is the reason why the most developed nations donate less than 0.7% of GDP to the most impoverished nations.
Wealth for united prosperity's sake is good. Greed, perhaps not.
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