Why and when did humans become greedy and selfish?
It is difficult to establish a precise period of time when this happened. But it defeinitely did not start in any recent past. Human life, as distinct from other animal forms had emerged millenia back. . Even at Ramayana stage, people were at hunting and gathering stage. (About ten thousand years back). It is only around five thousand years back that farming of the grains that we eat, as distinct fro merely collecting them from wild growth, began systematically. Early beginnings of cultivation are hinted in Ramayana in the legend of Sita having been found in the furrows of the field. Farming meant ownership of land and management of the soil through ploughing, irrigation etc.But it possible that when shortage of food, or land for cultivation occured, a tendency to hold on to what one has access to, and then acquire some more so that adverese situations do not put one in major difficulty might have led to the idea od selfishness. which then led to greed, and over concentration of resources in the hands of fewer people and deprivation in others. It was there long before the Moghuls and Mongols and Iraninans and the Greek invaded India.If you interpret the Krishna legend, you find that there is an episode in which Krishna is accused by the King Satrajit of killing his brother PRasena, for acquiring a precious Jewel. Satrajit accused Krishna of robbing Prasena to possess the jewel. The fcats were otherwise, and Krishna had to fight old BEar King Jambavan to get the the Jewel and return to its original owner.
Why are men so greedy and selfish?
Because their mum's gave them everything they wanted, when they were children. Therefore they've never learnt that you can't always have what you want. They either had no siblings and therefore never had to learn to share or their parents let them get away with everything.
Why are men so greedy and selfish?
many men learn this trait from their "mommies" especially if they are mommies boys
Why humans beings become so selfish and greedy?
Hi Muhammad- kudos on your infinite wisdom--would you like to become our world leader? You certainly would have my vote, but you do lack the underlying need that leads eventually to greed. There are too many people that are starving and dying in this world, not just the US and cannot survive without hurting others in order to stay alive themselves- just like the animals in the jungle- one survives by eating the other. So it is with humans, only due to our enormous brain power, too many of us humans have taken the survival instinct into overdrive and have produced a world of greedy, narcissistic workaholics that cannot step off the greedy wheel for one second to smell the coffee- or the fruits of their labor. They have alienated themselves from their families and friends and have become machines for good of the almighty dollar; their God. I'm with you, the world would be a better place if it was less materialistic, slower paced and on that note we would truly bring back the "day of rest" where NO ONE worked, you only went to worship at your church and spent the day with your family and friends---the loss of just this one day a week, in my opinion, has been the downfall of our society. We no longer have quality time with our families--both parents work and children are being raised by, who? The new generations will have no sense of family values-- because there IS no family in their lives as we knew it. There are only a few cultures that have kept these traditions to this date and they are: the Jews, Muslims, Chinese and Japanese. They still hold the family as the most important value in their lives, and I believe they will be the races that will flourish in the future years.
My husband has become cheap, greedy and selfish with his money....?
In the past few months he began earning significantly more than me, yet has not contributed any of his extra earnings to our bills / rent / credit card / tax bill / and so on... He has continued to spend his extra income on himself... he spent about $800 on accessories and maintenance for his motorcycle... mind you, I do not own a vehicle of my own because I cannot afford it... all of my money goes to bills and food and insurance. I have tried discussing this with him, I told him that I think he is being selfish with his money and not using it to support me. Yet I am left with no money for myself because all of my money every month is used to pay bills and food. I can't even afford a visit to the hair salon because I have no money. He has become extremely defensive and avoids the subject, and as of this morning he started calling our apartment all his because he pays for everything. I'm finding it rather difficult to live in this relationship knowing that he doesn't think of us as a team or me as someone he wants to support with his money... I feel that he thinks of his money as only his and doesn't want to help pay anything. He still splits all bills 50/50 and complains to me that he has to pay, when he's got over $3000 in his account but still complains to me that he has to pay for bills. I don't know what to do... he is being possessive and selfish with money and spending all his money on himself, while I am left in the dust using up all of my paycheck to support both of us. What can I do?
Why should one not be greedy and selfish?
Every life form is greedy and selfish, and curbs or let’s loose these drives when it appropriate. The environment of the individual, and his or her vitality determine this line. When suppressed, these drives are simply driven underground and become more subtle.
How do I cope with greedy and selfish friends?
I think it would depend on how they are being selfish. Are they asking you to simply change something that is bothering them? Are they stealing from you? Are they not sharing? Are they a thief? A liar? A crook?I don’t see any benefit to name calling like some of the other people who have called them “idiots.” I offer you better solutions in my opinion.You have some options here:1) Talk to the person, and try to reconcile your differences and disagreements with how you think they are selfish or greedy.2) Cut them off from your life, but make sure to do it where no parties are angry. Make sure to close the deal.3) The best thing is to let them know you care, and then tell them how you feel about what they are doing and their behavior.
Why are liberals so selfish and greedy?
Not all liberals are greedy, I think your question lumps all "Liberals" together. Greedy liberals are no different from greedy conservatives who only vote for Republicans because they don't want to pay more taxes and /or pay workers a fair wage (Regardless of all other issues). Not all Conservatives are greedy, as not all liberals are greedy. Each spectrum has their own problems.
Why are human so greedy and selfish?
In the name of " Self Preservation" Human being tends to be greedy & Selfish, hoping for the best for everything, the best deal, the best wife/ husband, the best job, the best paycheck & etc, to accomplished that goal they can stood to do mean things. You have just witness only one side of the picture, there are lots of the people out there that are of the opposite of what you mentioned, people like " Ghandi, Nelson Mendela & etc" who devoted their life & some ultimately paid for with their life for a worthy cause which they believe & stood for, for the better of the society. Are these noble character greedy & selfish .. ??? It takes lots of effort & courage for people to realise & change their greedy & selfish nature. We can only try our best & facilitate the process. To see a change one must do the following: (A) Acknowledge that they have a problem (F) Forgive oneself for the unskillfully things which they did (L) Learn from their mistakes in life & do better We just have to keep on trying in our very best capacity to make this world a much better place to live in. As long there is ' Faith ' , there is 'Hope' :)