A Moment Of Being Greedy

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The desire for obtaining something that isn't necessarily needed to prosper in oneself, is what greed is and not only would it easily grasp onto the mind, it may have also taken away what their initial perspective of what makes them truly content in their own lives. Which by trying to rearrange a certain standard or confidence in to their own way of prosperity leads to alas the destructive process of being despiteful and jealous.

In the view of society there is always a time in where an individual yearns to continue on with matters to be what they want and look for even when it can't always be a given, to the least the basic standards to accomplish for the thirst of pride or admiration. A moment of being greedy can extend to anything as small

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