The Desire

 

Some also call it greed. It's perfectly normal to desire something better, prettier, more fun, or exciting. People also work for money because of desire. They desire money for the joy they think it can buy. But the joy that money brings is often short-lived, and they soon need more money for more joy, more pleasure, more comfort, and more security. So they keep working, thinking money will soothe their souls that are troubled by fear and desire. But money can't do that.

The reason many rich people are rich isn't because of desire, but because of fear. They believe that money can eliminate the fear of being poor, so they gather tons of it, only to find the fear gets worse. Now they fear losing money. They are terrified of losing it all. The fears that drove them to rich got worse. That weak and needy part of their soul is actually screaming louder. They don't want to lose the big houses, the cars and the high life money has bought them. They worry about what their friends would say if they lost all their money. Many are emotionally desperate and unstable, although they look rich and have more money.