If I had to be subject to Persons:
Whose primary ambition was Greed
Or a person whose inexorable instinct was to accrue Power
I would gladly choose the one who pursued Greed
They are much less dangerous...
Greed as a Vice, is rather primitive, highly predictable and
monochromatic. True, it is always hungry, but for the sake of it's own
survival, it must serve and self-regulate...
Power as a Vice however, is manipulative, inexhaustible, and
a veritable kaleidoscope of a myriad pulsating Vices, for which Greed is simply
one of many. It is insatiably ravenous; and for the sake of it's own survival
and growth, it must seek and have absolute control...
Ultimately...
The person of Greed, merely yearns to multiply their assets,
by the lessening of your resources, as a whole...
Whereas,
The unrequited person of Power, cannot be satisfied with
anything less, than the voracious consummation and control of everything,
including your soul.
Which begs the question:
"Why do we want more and bigger government?"
Are we actually naive enough to believe that an oligarchy of
broken, deeply flawed and motivationally conflicted human beings, can
virtuously ensure the eternal ideal, of a lasting "Justice;" through
the unwittingly surrender of Power to them?
Do we truly not understand that in a culture devoid of
Absolutes that: "In the name of 'Justice!'" anything can be
justified?*
A coalition of diverse power from among the many, is
infinitely better, than the consolidation of power from among the few...
Do not be fooled by the argument regarding the evils of mere
wealth for establishing lasting "Justice;" but rather, be sobered by
intoxicating affects for those who desire power and thus control.
They intrinsically desire to be gods...
Satan's unjust heavenly obsession was never wealth, it was
Power... Driven by Pride and enhanced with Selfishness.
Satan seeks Power to be God...
Jesus however, surrendered Power to become man, to save
man... (Phil 2:7)
"For it was for this end
that the Word of God was made man,
and He who was the Son of God
became the Son of man,
that man, having been taken into the Word,
and receiving the adoption,
might become the son of God."
Irenaeus - Against the Heresies
*Note: The overwhelming preponderance of history disputes
this Utopian Ideal. There are some exceptions in history, but they are very
rare, and rather short-lived.
Genesis 3:46
…4 The serpent said to the woman, "You surely will not
die! 5"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be
opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6When the woman
saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and
that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate;
and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.…
Matthew 4:8-9
…8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and
showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9and he said to Him,
"All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."
