The Disease of Greed

    "There are three mysteries in the world: the air to the bird, the water to the fish, and man to himself."



Hindu expression

 

Morning Meditation:

  

   Alcoholism is the disease of greed. Its progressive desire for more is its own punishment.

[Jim continues after Sotto's comment]...

 

   “Didn’t you used to be somebody?” I still hear that occasionally (ringing in my ears if nowhere else). And the big, big irony in all of this, is that there’s a very good chance that the gentleman that asked me that question initially, could be asked that very same question by the guy sitting on the bar stool next to him today.

from All Drinking Aside (Rough Draft, Day 28)