Greed. We’ve all felt it… we’ve all been the recipient of it. But what is the real source of this unhealthy emotion? I think the answer is easy if we look at its opposite… generosity. When one exhibits generosity or kindness, one is considering someone else’s needs over their own. True, one can hide behind “over generosity” because of guilt or lack of self worthiness. But true generosity comes from the heart…from a sense of love. That love can be love for a family member or a close friend. But it can also be a love, for the actual “act” of generosity itself. For some people, kindnesses and generosity are a way of life. One that they have a real genuine love for. And this comes from their sense of abundance. Not an abundance of material things. But an abundance of things of real value. Things (or more specifically…feelings), like love, self-worth and happiness. And it’s the lack of these real things, that creates the foundation for greed. When our thought process begins from this sense of lack, we will always be struggling to fill that void whenever we try to fill it with things of no value (money, house, etc). This is because these things have no real permanent or lasting existence. They are always in short supply and only temporary. So you will constantly be trying to replace them greedily. Instead, what we should be filling that void with, is with what is really needed. And that is the missing feelings of love, self-worth and happiness. By the very nature of their design, these things are always available to us…but only if we so choose to access them. And because they are always available to us…we will always have an abundance to share with others, generously.