The Greed Vector: Blessing Or A Curse?

Human emotions can be seen in a multifaceted way. Certain emotions are multi-dimensional, in that they've both good and bad aspects, or better yet they exist on a spectrum and fluctuate on both sides of it depending on a multitude of factors.

Sometimes, I feel bad for being greedy, for wanting more than I need. Other times, I feel bad for not being greedy enough, because a little bit of greed could've given me the added fuel to step out of my comfort zone and make interesting discoveries on foreign territories that may have contributed to my own individual growth.

For the most part, I see human emotions, especially the "outward polarity" ones as fire, they're extremely volatile, and once they're turned on, it's really hard to control or make them submit to your command.

At the worst case scenario, you end up being controlled by them, getting consumed by them.

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Outward polarity emotions are basically emotions that push us out of our comfort zones, to take action or go on the offensive as opposed to retreating into the soft cocoon of what's familiar and comfortable.

Greed is an example of that, so also is desire, anger and ambition.

Salt In The Soup

One of the main values of this category of emotions, from a practical point of view, is they allow us to get in the field, play the game of life, experience the thrill of winning and the humbling experience that taking a loss brings, which generally gives a more "wholesome" life experience.

Given that these emotions aren't easily controllable, one of the effects of that is the tendency to lose yourself in the game of life, as in forgetting or not knowing the big picture, getting so engrossed in the pursuit of wealth, power or status that you forget that it's just a means to an end, not the end itself.

Also, one could make a sensible argument that volatile emotions in general, are all part of the ebb and flow of life, or they're like the salt that gives taste to the soup (life), so to speak.

And it is left to us to channel it into the right direction or put it into a right context that can be beneficial to us.

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A similar argument could be the chaos from charged emotions is an opportunity for "something else" to emerge out of it, something that's more organized or more meaningful.

Although, it makes sense on an intuitive level, I don't yet understand how that comes about from a practical level. More discoveries are needed.


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