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Is wanting to be rich a sin?
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<blockquote data-quote="Verv" data-source="post: 73490995" data-attributes="member: 108215"><p>That's a great question.</p><p></p><p>We should desire to prosper and to be successful because it is a sign of having done the right thing. Right makes might, I believe -- that is to say, that when we do the right thing in a situation, we tend to reap rewards. </p><p></p><p>I do not believe in the prosperity gospel by any stretch of the word, but I certainly do believe that in a society which is fair, like most of the first world countries out there, hard work tends to be properly remunerated on some level. Not perfectly, heed you, because I still deserve to live on a mansion on an island with a fully stocked & staffed yacht because I work pretty good between the hours of 9 and 12, but, you know, a middle class existence is a decent consolation prize. </p><p></p><p>... But to desire wealth for wealth's sake is wrong. </p><p></p><p>Of course, it is OK to desire more leisure and more power to do good in the world, and these are things that grow out of wealth very naturally, but to obsess over it, and to wish to flaunt wealth and the likes strikes me as vainglorious. </p><p></p><p>It's very difficult to separate these two threads, though, right? It's hard to say that you wish to generate lots of wealth and wield a lot of influence with it purely with the right intentions... and then a few breaths later realize that you are fantasizing about island mansions & touring the world indefinitely, five star hotel after five star hotel. </p><p></p><p>So it is <em>probably best</em> to work hard, get what you can out of it, enjoy it properly, and to try to do good in the world. Focusing on <em>working well and working hard</em> is the best thing to do. </p><p></p><p>I know a few people who became wildly successful in their fields and I do not begrudge them in the least because they are the sort of people that spent their Saturdays hard at work, never stopping. They deserve what they have and the prestige that comes with it because they <em>barely notice what they have, and they barely notice the prestige</em>. </p><p></p><p>In a real sense... the most ethical thing is to never think about the fruits of wealth but only to think about the right things to do, and if it happens, good -- may you not be corrupted by it, and if it doesn't happen? This is also fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Verv, post: 73490995, member: 108215"] That's a great question. We should desire to prosper and to be successful because it is a sign of having done the right thing. Right makes might, I believe -- that is to say, that when we do the right thing in a situation, we tend to reap rewards. I do not believe in the prosperity gospel by any stretch of the word, but I certainly do believe that in a society which is fair, like most of the first world countries out there, hard work tends to be properly remunerated on some level. Not perfectly, heed you, because I still deserve to live on a mansion on an island with a fully stocked & staffed yacht because I work pretty good between the hours of 9 and 12, but, you know, a middle class existence is a decent consolation prize. ... But to desire wealth for wealth's sake is wrong. Of course, it is OK to desire more leisure and more power to do good in the world, and these are things that grow out of wealth very naturally, but to obsess over it, and to wish to flaunt wealth and the likes strikes me as vainglorious. It's very difficult to separate these two threads, though, right? It's hard to say that you wish to generate lots of wealth and wield a lot of influence with it purely with the right intentions... and then a few breaths later realize that you are fantasizing about island mansions & touring the world indefinitely, five star hotel after five star hotel. So it is [I]probably best[/I] to work hard, get what you can out of it, enjoy it properly, and to try to do good in the world. Focusing on [I]working well and working hard[/I] is the best thing to do. I know a few people who became wildly successful in their fields and I do not begrudge them in the least because they are the sort of people that spent their Saturdays hard at work, never stopping. They deserve what they have and the prestige that comes with it because they [I]barely notice what they have, and they barely notice the prestige[/I]. In a real sense... the most ethical thing is to never think about the fruits of wealth but only to think about the right things to do, and if it happens, good -- may you not be corrupted by it, and if it doesn't happen? This is also fine. [/QUOTE]
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