Perhaps man, at his evil best, with deliberate intent, smudges the strong lines that demarcate need from greed. A time arrives when greed is made to look like need. And over time, greed becomes a norm. Since greed becomes need, it acquires respect and acceptability in society.Need has an expiry date, and since it is finite by nature, some day the demand stops (it must), while greed is infinite and endless. Consequently, the satisfaction of one leads to the emergence of another need.....the urge is for more, and that is considered better than having less. Needs hover around functional necessities. Greed drives itself by real or perceived fear of loss. The major source of greed’s appearance is man’s constant weakness of comparison....possessions are relative to what and how much others have....and that sadly ends up in feelings of not having enough.Greed, avarice, covetousness or rapacity, or by whatever appellation, is considered to be one of the deadly sins in most regions and societies, yet it is rampant. The dimensions of non-material greed have more damning ramifications. People seek power, control over others, through fair and unfair means; some are afflicted with the greed to be seen, recognised...they seek centre stage, the spotlight, and if denied, they lose........

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