Greed is the Most Influential Vice

Since time immemorial, people have been trying to institutionalize moral values. love kindness, patience, contentment are just a few out of the plethora of positive traits. However, mankind being imperfect beings can never achieve perfection. Of all the vices that human possess, greed could be said to be the most influential. It is the distinct opposite of contentment and the very trait that has cause the fall of many countries. Perhaps most disturbing is that fact that greed has also torn apart countless families who would have otherwise been living in happiness. Indeed, one may say that greed is worthy to be one of the greatest sins. Yet there are those who proclaim that greed is necessary for mankind to evolve and rise above themselves. Such is the paradox of our time.

In today’s society, it does not take astronomical efforts to see the prevalence of greed. The greed for money, power and fame. Within the corporate world, we hear of companies resorting to underhand means to attain more money, more power and when they attain it, the vicious cycle repeats itself. However, their fa...