As long as we’re alive, we’ll never be free of desire.
Some people are very greedy, while others have little desire. But if you’re a greedy person, accept that it’s simply who you are.
I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. Still, behind material desires, there’s often something shallow and ego-driven—vanity, insecurity, or pride.
Society is designed to stimulate our desire for possessions. Once you realize you’re being swept along by it, your own desires may start to seem surprisingly trivial.
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There are the three basic human desires, right?
Don’t all of them look undignified when indulged in front of other people? I believe desires aren’t meant to be displayed openly. You don’t sleep or have sex in public, while eating is something you do in front of others—that’s why there are table manners.
So having desires isn’t bad in itself, but displaying them so openly is poor etiquette. I think it’s better to keep your desires private.
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It’s probably wrong. I’m sure your parents didn’t teach you to “give in to your desires,” did they?
That said, everyone here—including Joe—is driven by desire to some extent, so there’s only one answer. You’re asking in the wrong place.
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There’s nothing wrong with wanting a lot.
But it’s unattractive when that desire is too obvious.
It’s unpleasant when an older man approaches a young woman with his lust on full display, isn’t it?
It’s just as unattractive when a woman makes it clear that money is all she’s after.
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I think people speak badly of you because they can’t see what you actually want to do with the money. You could just come up with some lofty reason and tell them that.
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When you say you want money, they tell you that’s just greed.
It certainly is a desire—but then, isn’t wanting intimacy also a desire?
If you ask them that, they’ll probably understand the point.
We’re not hermits, after all. People naturally have desires, and society may even function because of them.
Besides, I don’t think this is really about whether desire is good or bad. It’s simply that the man doesn’t want to pay any more.
So don’t take it too seriously. Just mutter “cheap” to yourself.
Of course, make sure you don’t say it out loud.
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