Today is the day

I have sprained my ankle... apparently running when it's slippery out is a bad idea, who knew?

Today was my last day on the wheel (officially) for pottery, so from today on, I'll be staying after to be on the wheel.

I'm going to go into pottery 2, and be the person to sell the most pots at the pottery sale. (woohoo!)

I may drop my webcomic idea and go on to simply writing it, i'm too tired to wait for artists to get their acts together (maybe i could animate it when i get good)

and since I did Lust yesterday, next up is Greed.

Let's start with a definition, shall we?
Greed: "Greed is the self-serving desire for the pursuit of money, wealth, power, food, or other possessions, especially when this denies the same goods to others. It is generally considered a vice, and is one of the seven deadly sins in Catholicism."
(definition by Wikipedia (w00t))

Hmm... Don't disagree with this definition, but i don't find it entirely acurate, either. I'll define greed as the state of one man not wishing to serve the needs of others because of his own selfish causes.

much better, i think that paints it in the correct light. as i've before, i don't believe greed should be a deadly sin, simply because i find nothing immoral about it. "But James, what about greedy kings, aren't they bad?" there is a difference in that situation, whereas his wealth was stolen from the people whom he serves and therefore, that is immoral. but in the case of a businessman, worker, or any other man who earns his own by his own, I don't think that applies. I was not born, nor did I accept the responsibility to bore another man upon myself, putting his ideals before my own. this does not mean I won't help others, i will simply put myself before him in the hierarchy of who needs what.

so, if you wish to avoid the bad things from greed, don't steal from others, and don't take positions where you are serving others, as in your job description, if you are greedy. but beyond that, greed is a ok (as long as you earn it or build upon it (Paris Hilton NOT included))

PS: i have my new blog up, in case you were interested. It is apples-are-apples.blogspot.com