I'm not talking about fighting for things we need or in defence of ourselves or loved ones, but more about fighting for greed such as over wills and things what are your thoughts, what turns perfectly reasonable people into battling vultures?
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Is it human nature to fight?
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Well my siblings are in this situation, i.e. no longer talking to each other due to disputing my mum's will (who gets what amount of money) .... and she is still alive!
'What turns perfectly reasonable people into battling vultures?' Well, you already answered that - greed for money. It shows a very revealing and ugly side of people. They are still squabbling - been a year now. I am caught in the middle having to listen to their blatant hatred of each other.It has torn apart the family unit, i.e. no more family celebrations.
The way I see it, they are a product of a materialistic/consumer society which places a high value on money = status. Sad, shallow and ultimately only temporarily satisfying since there is always something else they want. I am so glad that I am not materialistic.
'What turns perfectly reasonable people into battling vultures?' Well, you already answered that - greed for money. It shows a very revealing and ugly side of people. They are still squabbling - been a year now. I am caught in the middle having to listen to their blatant hatred of each other.It has torn apart the family unit, i.e. no more family celebrations.
The way I see it, they are a product of a materialistic/consumer society which places a high value on money = status. Sad, shallow and ultimately only temporarily satisfying since there is always something else they want. I am so glad that I am not materialistic.
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Wrong thinking does that. Greed, Jealousy, Fear, small thinking.
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Ultimately it's all about bolstering the ego.
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We appear to be hard-wired for a number of scenarios and survival - by any means - is one of them.Violet wrote:I'm not talking about fighting for things we need or in defence of ourselves or loved ones, but more about fighting for greed such as over wills and things what are your thoughts, what turns perfectly reasonable people into battling vultures?
Perhaps perceived greed is simply a survival mechanism for building up reserves to weather the lean times? Just as wild animals gorge to excess so they have the reserves to survive when times get even tougher...
Maybe those we often despise are displaying the 'survival-of-the fittest' characteristics which will carry them through too?
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Hi guys I heard today about a family who were fighting only two hours after their relative had died (which prompted this topic)
I remember you posting about that Ameliorate, to us it is shocking behaviour but it seems to happen in families you wouldn't expect it to, and more frequently than you'd expect it to, that's why I was wondering if it went a bit deeper than greed, Macs comments highlight this really well and that might be why it seems to be heard of more and more frequently
I remember you posting about that Ameliorate, to us it is shocking behaviour but it seems to happen in families you wouldn't expect it to, and more frequently than you'd expect it to, that's why I was wondering if it went a bit deeper than greed, Macs comments highlight this really well and that might be why it seems to be heard of more and more frequently
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You know, if a relative or someone I know dies, I may write a personal poem just for them, and I will in my imagination wish them well on their new journey, but I sure am not going to care if they left me money or possessions, for to me those things pale compared to the mind and spirit of the being. This is not about my ego either as my ego completely agrees with me in this.
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I certainly don't care about receiving anything either, money or possessions.
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
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Fighting for recognition comes to mind....
This will hopefully be one battle that I will never have to endure. All my family are poor.
I have said to my mother many a time...the only things that are of value to me are those that were of value to you. All of her stinky perfumes, some of her chachkies that most normal people would toss in the trash, I want. Those are my mother. They are what made her, her.
This will hopefully be one battle that I will never have to endure. All my family are poor.
I have said to my mother many a time...the only things that are of value to me are those that were of value to you. All of her stinky perfumes, some of her chachkies that most normal people would toss in the trash, I want. Those are my mother. They are what made her, her.
