These days, I view my life as an unfurling diary...or a memoir. It is true the saying that "you can never have the best of both worlds". Now, I'm starting to see the logic of it all. Basically, in our lives, we are governed by two things either - 'Avarice' or 'Human Nature'.
What is Avarice? Is it the same as megalomania? An upstart executive working in some big time firm; a parvenu...arriviste, if you may. How will the executive be treated? Will he be given due respect, recognition, support like the manager who handles other workers' salaries? No! The executive will be shunned aside, ostracised, alienated like the nouveau-riche he is perceived to be. So, it is only logical that humans will, with high regard, obsequiously serve and backstab others just to get into their employer's good graces. Why? Simple - Avarice.
However, when you take a closer look at 'Avarice', you'll find that it is also a part of 'Human Nature'. What is human nature? It is the reason behind why we even bother to betray each other, go out of our way to humiliate others, wish ill tidings towards our competitors and, perhaps, even going as far as to eliminate the competition. Can you actually disprove what I've just written? Can you say that everyone in this world is kind? Are you able to confidently say to my face that this world's inhabitants have never experienced war, poverty, hunger, dictatorship and burnt roti prata?
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