8. Greed

"Despite all attemtps to confuse, bewilder and make people lose faith in themselves, which is the worst losses in life, people do manage to struggle through somehow and get hold of something to live for which they consider sound, however unsatisfactory it might be otherwise. the next evil on the list to prevent their possibilities of perfection is old-fashioned Greed."

..."Once people fall into the "grab-gimme" trap they usually stay there for a long time. Money grubbing is the only greed at material levels. Real greed extends a lot further inward than just that. Greed for glory, admiration, anything at all. Greed always associates with unearned misappropriations. A really greedy individual or concern is not interested in entitlements or fair returns, but with unwarranted acquisition of what ever is wanted merely for the sake of having it.One might call this an artificial expansion of ego by attempting to stuff the self full of availibles with small regard as to consequence. Greed is almost, if not quite, synonymous with senselessness, and its appeal is mainly for the lower categories of evil-workers."

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TREE OF LIFE..........................................................TREE OF EVIL
Glory(Honor)............................................................Greed

You cannot cheat Life....................1...............You cannot make Life pay
without paying..................................................without cheating.

Know the import of being.................2..................Be known by your
a Self..............................................................Self-importance.

Take every advantage to..............3............Take every advantage of
benefit others for your.....................................others for your own
own good...........................................................benefit.

Be not deceived..........................4...................To deceive is nothing.

Don't steal it-earn it...................5..................Don't earn it -steal it.

It is foolish to enjoy...................6..............Enjoy the flattery of fools.
flattery............................................................................

Grasp what being means...................7................Be mean and grasping.

Be clever,make other.....................8..................Make others think you're
think..............................................................clever.

Admire the possibilities.................9.................Learn how it is possible
of learning........................................................to be admired.

Laugh with others at.....................10.................Laugh at what happens
what happens...................................................with others.
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taken from "The Tree of Evil" William G.Gray, published by Samuel Weiser,1974, Pg.42, pg 103.