When greed takes the upper hand <br />It equals flooding severely the land <br />More and more of watering is foolish <br />As grain will never thrive like fish <br /> <br />When in excess grows one's need <br />There only comfortably settles greed <br />Little children must have read Midas <br />To know about arising-from-greed loss <br /> <br />Of course, chances to learn are there <br />But, mind tries to be always only unfair <br />Often we must beat our mind strongly <br />If its movements are made wrongly <br /> <br />If our mind is simply by us let loose <br />Only to be greedy, we will choose <br />We need not aim for great growth <br />If our life will turn rough, not smooth <br /> <br />Contentment is a golden policy <br />It will make getting peace easy <br />Dear soul, develop enough attitude <br />That alone proves you are shrewd.<br /><br />Mailrangam Visvanathan Venkataraman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/quit-greed-at-top-speed/
