Money, happiness and eternal life - Greed (1/2) | DW Documentary
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- Can money and power ever make us happy? How much is enough? Our constant desire for more is part of our human nature.
But is greed getting the better of us? Find out in GREED - A FATAL DESIRE.
From Buddhists and bankers to Eskimos and psychologists, we explore the phenomenon of greed with people from all walks of life. How can it be defined? What makes us greedy? And what are the repercussions?
People like to have a lot of stuff because it gives them the feeling of living forever," says American social psychologist Sheldon Solomon. He thinks we have to come to terms with our own mortality before we can break the cycle.
Are there other ways to feel happy and content? Can we simply stop being greedy by changing the way we think?
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We are proud to announce that this documentary has just won the Best Documentary Golden Sun award at the International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA) in Barcelona - the oldest environmental film festival in the world. Congratulations to the director Jörg Seibold! :)
Congratulations....keep it up!!
DW Documentary - Congratulations!
Absolutely deserving!! Bravo!!
congratulations! but i'm wondering if such docs can make some changes in viewers ?
The intro reminds me of "The Assassination of Jesse James" by director Andrew Dominik
Worked in a funeral home for a year and changed my perspective real quick on life and what really matters. I would pick up super rich people and really poor people and at the end of the day they both get transported in a body bag and end up in a cooler until arrangements are made. Everyone was treated the same. When it’s over it’s over so make the best out of the life you have right now.
That's the truth right there.
That's interesting when they both are stretched out on a morgue table you wont be able to tell the difference between the rich man and poor man. They are the same: DEAD!
Same experience. Worked in hospice
So you might c9nsider yourself lucky for having worked in a funeral. Some people need to work the same job as you to change their lives for good.
Money is not everything. Even the rich have their problems. As one rich man once said "what do I need all the money of the world if I could not protect my son" (written on his grave tomb). His son died on a plane crash, than he shortly dies from loosing his son.
Amen sister you are so right! The solution is to live life beautifully and harmony with the rest surrounding us and try to evolve to a better version of ourselves! A big hug from Romania! ❤️
I used to be greedy. I had so many Shoes, clothes, hats, upgrading phones all the time, taking selfies everyday and filtering them for likes and comments, and at one point I had two cars. But at the end I got ill. Very ill that I thought I was going to die, and when I recovered I realized there is more to life than being materialistic. Nowadays, I am fine having 3 pairs of shoes and one car that will take me from point a to point b, happiness for me today is being healthy and having time and good relationship with my family.
Ok
The human eye never gets fed (i know this thread's been idle for quite a while but it's never too late for wisdom)
You needed to go through the illness to get where you are today. Glad you are now well.
Glad you're fine.
Real happiness is a life free of worries, trusting in the lord of the worlds that if the soul does righteous good actions, it will live an eternal life of bliss in Paradise.
@@tabularasa9576 i agree I think o. the same lev
When my mum died (5 years after dad) I went to her home to clear things with my family. I could FEEL the emptiness. I realised that all the stuff was uselss without the person living with it!
Such a strange feeling. Like an empty shell.
That statement gives me chills (literally). Because it's such a cold hard hitting fact. It's awful
That's what happened to me when my supervisor passed suddenly due to unknown illness. No one else at my work wanted to touch her stuff. Housekeeping didn't know what was important and what was not important to throw out. Only I knew. So I cleaned up her office and sifted through her papers, notebooks and things. What she did in the program was forgettable, not very important. The things she had, 85% tossed out. The most important thing was her kindness and impact on people around her.
THE SITUATION WAS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU LOOSE 2 IN A FIRE BUT ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS MATERIAL THINGS, THE WORST OF IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE ABOUT 3a:m .
SISTER N SON HE WAS BLIND AND HAD PAULSEY
NOT 1 GIFT WAS DESTROYED OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. JUST THE STEPS. MY SISTER WAS A SOCIAL WORKER MOM WAS IN HOSPITAL AT THAT TIME. MATERIAL THINGS CAN NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF A PERSON. SHE WAS BORN AGAIN MOM STILL LIVING 87 2022. STILL HAS THOSE MATERIAL THINGS BUT THE LIFE COULD NEVER B REPLACED.
I’m very sorry for your losses of your Mum and Dad. Take good care of you and remember the Good.💞
It's not about having everything, It's just about having enough to make yourself happy and appreciate life.
It’s about appreciating what you have.
I don't need to have loads to appreciate life but It doesn't I would not want to have enough not just to go on nice holidays but also to give more to others.
Yes but there will always be a want for the newest and latest plus societal pressures and media influences
you obviously dont have the bad brain chemistry that is causing greed good for you
@cruisepaige what if you have nothing?
"A man is richest, when his pleasures are cheapest."
Well said indeed
Simple way of life.
How to satisfy ego is biggest problem. We are in physical world
Sounds Sound-- Wish I could believe. H.
But knowing GOD is the Richest spiritual fulfillment in Life.
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
" Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end." -- Bob Marley
Very good sentence. I liked Bob before.
although with money you can buy the finest herb out there!
@@AA-hg5fk and maybe pay alimony and child support...lol
@@hs342 ... the multi-billionaires are clinically more depressive and suicidal than the very poor. You totally misunderstood this quote. Keep chasing a fucked up illusion that's gonna destroy our entire planet!
@@hs342 *Furthermore: this quote is NOT about poverty... it's about sick deluded rich people chasing after more even after they have it all!... *Also: I grew up in poverty... and so did Bob Marley. You totally don't understand the sickness of greed destroying each other and the world.... and money doesn't make you happy, because you can't satisfy a spiritual need with a material want -- which is why rich people are so fuckin' depressed and sociopathic these days! Majority of our most famous prophets/mystics from Christ to the Buddha to the saints were poor and lived lives of humble poverty... and they changed the world. So what's your point???
I like when he said, "We cherish values that are just not possible to attain." How indebted I am to my parents - who from my earliest infancy taught me the real meaning of life. They taught me to be prudent, modest, caring, self-sacrificing and to strive for goodness. They taught me to share with others. During COVID times I have been able to help an elderly black sick woman who lives in Cuba. I have never met her. But when I found out through friends that she was frail and sick, I made it my mission to help her. Have I met her? No! Will I ever? Mostly likely not. But how happy it makes me to be able to help her. My parents taught me to be charitable, to acquire knowledge, to consider others my equal, to be honest and truthful in all things. These are all values which are no longer cultivated by anyone. The world preaches GREED and a constant HOARDING of material goods. I live by simplicity. When I acquire one more thing, I get rid of something else. Minimalism is what I strive for.
It’s a great deed you’re doing but there is no need to mention her race. She is a fellow human in need. Period.
@@BronzedDelight You are totally correct. We help people regardless and throughout my life I have. But CUBA is special. In Cuba there is extreme racism but unlike other nations it is a very quiet racism. So I set out 3 years ago to find exactly what I found. I wanted to help an "old woman", a "black woman" and a "sick woman." The woman I am helping is all of the 3. Being old, sick and black in Cuba is a curse. In fact, every month she tells me that if it weren't for the little help I get to her door every month, she woulld have disappeared. Her salary is a measly 15 USD per month. She might as well not receive any money at all because with 15 dollars you can't do anything. And if I had to help another person, I'd look for another black, old and sick woman. Because if you are white in Cuba someone will help you. If you are a man, you will somehow find your way, but if you are black, old and sick. -- good luck! And I repeat, that is not to say that will not extend a hand to anyone who needs a helping hand. We all do what we can to alleviate the burdens of less fortunate ones. Unfortunately, we are all limited with space, energy, time money, and resources. And if we are going to help out, we need to help the more fragile ones. When the TITANIC was sinking, the life-saving boats were made available for women and children. Does that men no one wanted to help the able-bodied men?
@@adissiosdynos9087 I think there may be some old black sick women who disagree with you - but they’re probably playing candy crush on their iPhones instead of surfing TH-cam.
Congratulations brother you have conquered life.
Your parents are Buddhist?
The world is enough for everyone's need, but never enough for one person´s greed...
Well said! Thank you!
You speak the TRUTH.
give a man a mountain of gold, he will ask for another.
@@nnnn1777 That is the TRUTH.
May I borrow this quote. It’s so true and well said.
My teacher said that, the best greed is the greed for knowledge and the worst greed is the greed for money and material. Knowledge lasts forever until the end, while money and materials can deplete anytime.
although money and wealth will generally accumulate and compound with interest over time and handed down intergenerational lines.
Eweeeeees
No wonder why that statement starts with 'My teacher'
but greed to acquire more knowledge also turns you crazy because by that you have reached too far from your nearby ones and feel more detached which take a over your mind and then indirectly affects your well being.. so a middle path to reach and achieve different aspects in life can be a key for fulfilment and joy
@@romaansultan1667 Exactly,too much knowledge breeds sorrow.Somethings you better off Psychologically not knowing.
I’ll never forget this person I met possibly addicted to greed. Would do anything for financial gain. Walked all over people without a care in the world and never paid taxes. The saddest thing was their was zero appreciation or understanding of the arts only an obsession of money and things. Such an empty soul I feel bad for these people.
Why feel bad and WASTE emotional energy on evil, empty "beings/things" that were NEVER suppose to be on this planet 🌏 to BEGIN WITH. I guess you should pray 🙏 to Jesus forever so that this selfishness and GREEDY-FLY PARASITES/ADDICTS can continuely be forgiven!?!?!?!!
LMFAO!!!
THAT'S WHAT🐈⬛🦇🦭🕊 ARMEGEDDEON🏇🐎 WAS DESIGNED TO 🔥. 🤑☠😵🤭
I've also met people like you describe. I feel some disgust and embarrassment when I see the total selfishness and greed, even if it is coming from a place of fear on their part. I don't have the patience to try to work through that with friends anymore, it takes years, I don't have time. Like the other commenter said, I'd rather just move on.
I see this more as a self worth issue. Or trying to buy self worth.
I prefer internal value.
I have come to believe that internal value can not be given, nor taken away, nor bought.
As such over time the individual must grow it, cultivate it.
It must be contextual because a value does not stand alone in a valueless universe.
Once realised it is eternal and inviolate
I know a person who keeps buying brand name bags and stuffs and I asked her why she does that and she answered because the life is short. The same reason I choose to spend my precious time to watch this documentary and meditate for meaning of life and contentment.
This was exactly what I needed to see, to remind myself to be happy with what I already have, even though it's not much, I have what I need and I love what I have.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams.
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Whoa.
Memories are ALL one takes with oneself in the journey of eternity.
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Time for me to take 3.5 grams of mushrooms.
"What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul in the process?"
Best advice ever.
Status ..( protected boundaries a.k.a. security)
But it is temporary
What is a soul?
And what does it profit a person if they keep their soul and lose their Body?
@@DoreenBellDotan Everything
I am so glad I watched this documentary. Now I can stop trying to protect another person's life. And let nature take its course in their own life. 🙏👌
Joy, Peace and Eternal Life can only be found in Christ Jesus. 💜
The secret of happiness is not found in seeking more, but in developing a capacity to enjoy less.
All media , news ,ad propagating for more.
If that were true, we'd still be living in trees. No......wanting more is the basis of civilisation. What I would agree on is that sometimes less is more.
I instead see happiness as the ability to consider others when doing your thing
I say say this all the time whilst stuffing myself with extra large big Mac and Diet coke. While simultaneously , filling my amazon cart and maxing my credit card .
The true secret to happiness is in serving..burning yourself up like a candle .but also in purpose and most importantly a relationship with your maker .Jesus
I looked around one day and realized I had a consumer addiction. I couldn’t retire because I needed the money to buy more and more stuff.
Then one day, out of the blue, I wanted to stop. Just stop. So I retired with enough social security and saving to live a modest but fulfilled life. I became-debt free. I started caring for the things I did have. Trust me, I had accumulated so much that I was pretty much set for life.
I can I believe that I’m so happy with “less”. I am bountiful in happiness and doing my dream job: training rescue dogs for the elderly.
Amazing ! Congratulation 😊
I have done the same.
Fantastic! This is the way. Good luck to you.
This is beautiful. You should make a TH-cam channel I'd love to hear more about your journey.
Sadly, I lost the love of my life, my fiance, Sam when the pandemic first began. He was only 43 and had so much more life ahead of him. As spiritually inclined as I am based on the innate experiences I've had in my short time on this majestic planet, knowing that we all retire from this planet and go to our true home it still guts me some days to know that he was the MOST antisocial, germaphobic, introverted person I've ever known....and make no mistake I loved him for being so, for staying true to himself....he worked in corporate retail, made a quarter million dollars a year as a young black man from inner city Detroit so he considered himself grateful to have lived past the age of 25 because so many of his neighborhood friends hadn't. He worked his ass off to ensure those he cared for wouldn't have to subject themselves to the same fate that had befallen others that only ever had the same humble aspirations He had....to live comfortably and to give his child a better starting point than the one he had.
He was BRILLIANT, always wanting to better himself. We were in the process of purchasing a 5 bedroom house, we both loved cars and maybe it sounds shallow but I was about to graduate from nursing school after a decade of hellish health issues and so we were planning to get matching BMW's and a Porsche 911 because it's been his favorite coupe ever since he could remember. Ultimately he valued being able to come home to his family and share how our days went with each other above all
In a decade of working for the same company, he'd gotten many promotions, was the regional trainer for the entirety of all newly minted management.....he was essentially on call. He missed family gatherings and many other things that mean so much because he felt why shouldn't it be him to make the tradeoff to ensure his loved ones were taken care of....the only thing he never compromised was his weekly dinner date with his daughter who had just started college and meant the whole world to him. When we met, I was working 2 jobs and still learning my way through nursing school, it is because of his love and sacrifice that I was able to quit one job and spend more time with my own daughter. He paid off the debt I'd incurred when I had to drop out of nursing school due to life threatening illness the first time despite my insistence that he not so that....my university wasn't going to relinquish my degree without it being paid....
He spent 3 weeks on a ventilator before he physicality gave in....I graduated nursing school one month and one week after he passed.....and it no longer felt like something to be celebrated.
One of the last things he texted me was him wondering how in the hell he caught something when he never goes anywhere, because well, he was ALWAYS at work or sleeping. In that moment my heart sank as I realized that could end up being what cuts short everything that meant anything to him. He felt he was doing the right thing, he never even gave other members of our church handshakes because "he knows from experience that most men don't wash their hands after wiping their own asses in public restrooms" (God how I miss his frankness and humor)....2 years later my heart is still shattered and I'm still trying my best to make sense of how the greed of the society we live in led to the demise of one of the most beautiful souls I've ever encountered when he only "played the game" because he would rather taken on the burdens if it meant the people he loved with his all smiled more often....and now here I am, trying to find a way to move forward without part of my heart.
I'm sorry this became so long, I guess I just needed to get it off my chest. I pray that we as a collective begin to see the value of living and experiencing as opposed to existing and self indoctrination.
DEEP ROLLING RIVER. Bless you my dear . I too AM “ empty “ I too have “ stuff @ butt NOT WHAT I REALLY WANT. I spend it on “ little “ STUFF “ because I THINK IT’S TOO MUCH MONEY FOR WHAT I REALLY WANT. ALL THE “ junk “ I’ve kept “ I could have. A SOLID CHOICE OF THE “ thing I NEED “ JUST LOVE , it’s a MISSING PIECE I DONT HAVE.
At the end of the day, you can't take it with you. I'm glad that I spent my day off watching this wonderful program ( thoroughly enjoy listening to Sheldon Solomon).
After living for a little while, I have come to learn that happiness is just about perspective. The way we perceive things greatly influences our emotions and how we feel. If we can change our perspective we have the key to obtaining happiness. 😊
Happiness is an emotion that cannot be permanent. Pursue peace, for peace can remain constant.
This ridiculous obsession many (especially Americans) have with the so-called pursuit of happiness is the reason many suffer from depression. Life is made of good and bad moments. People nowadays, especially this generation, are so weak-minded.
@@zeeinvest9473would “allowing” all feelings contribute to peace?
@@zeeinvest9473contentment engenders peace. Learn to be content, only then will you find true peace
To quote the very last line from the Peter Sellers movie 'Being There'... "Life is a State of Mind..."
It’s okay to have desires, just know why you have them. It’s okay to strive for more, just be content with what you have. Know the difference between a want and a need.
Thank you. You are a wise human. You may enjoy our channel. I think we are like minded robots.
Exactly.. I think its okay to have desires and want things as long you are doing it for you..
It’s even OK to just want things. It won’t ruin your whole life to buy an ipad or a chocolate cake. It’s not all or nothing. We dont want everything we see or else dont want anything we see.
Absolutely almost sounds like a book
B I n g o
I have little money, live in a rental and have large student debts. In spite of this, I feel like I understand the joy of living a simple life. I am only sad that nobody will listen to me if I try to share it because I'm considered a person of little significance having few assets.
I feel the same but no worries plz God has the last word ppl can't do nothing for us I live animals they give me Love try to get a pet
But if you have student debt its because you seek wealth through a career path . Your country if its America became the catalyst of consummerism and borrowing money to get it now!
I have amassed a lot of stuff thru working many many hours at one point in my life I worked 3 months straight sometimes 14 hour days. I had to stay in remote fire fighting camps far away from anything........... So I dont know. What is wrong with a rental home ? Having rentals myself I have fantasies about living in a rental home not worrying about all that is involved As far as people listening to you - I am. I come to vid's like these for the comments that is where I find the most enlightenment
Living a simple life is very wise.
"We cherish values that are simply not possible to attain"
-Sheldon Solomon
23:41
That was profound
I learned very early in life that having a lot of money doesn't equate to happiness. The millionaires in my family were the most unhappy. I had an aunt who was married to a wealthy doctor, he had a huge clinic in our hometown. He gave her $30,000 a month (1970's to 1990's) as an allowance and it was never enough. A thirst that never could be satisfied. She died poor with no family that went and visited her in the nursing home but me. All I ever rec.d from her was a few pieces of used furniture, the others in my family that she supported for most of their lives and whom she purchased homes and cars for didn't bother to come and visit her, including her own children.
I was extremely traumatized when my mother passed away from a year long battle with cancer. I remember after her passing my sister and I went to her storage that contain family pictures, sewing machine clothes, books ect.. I stood there and look at all her things for about 10 minutes and there I realized "You really cant take it with you!"
Really sorry to hear of your mother's passing. There are people in this world who really believe that they can 'take it with them'. Doesn't matter how many times you mention it, their greed for more and more never diminish until their last breath. Very sad world we live in and its not getting better.
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I had exactly the same realization when mine passed away. Her stuff is still here....she doesn't any longer need those things she used to care for so much....those things are meaningless. Her body is no longer here...only the beautiful memories she left on me and on all those who knew her, and even those memories will cease to exit when I'm gone.
Cancer is a major issue for humans. We are sorry for your loss.
Very true point. You can't take anything with you apart from your good deeds which will undoubtedly benefit you in the hearafter.
Funny thing is that I have everything I need. When I go shopping I have no need to buy anything. Most brilliant feeling
So you go out shopping for absolutely nothing... Then why go in the first place
@@simonlee498 walking in malls is by itself a pleasure experience, I love it , the music the fresh air, children running up and down with happy faces
Do u ever get bored of all the things you have tho?
......we really didn't want to know about your funny thing!!!!
True freedom.🍾
Eye opener, After watching this something changed inside me. Thank you DW and Prof Sheldon Solomon.
Well done! Really makes you think and gives the realization of how society/culture is just greed and materialistic.
Beautiful documentary , may we all be free from the prison we make out of our thoughts.
So be it
Is it really our mind playing the games or is it evil people taunting you.
Come to Sahajayoga Meditation and you will not only know the Absolute Truth but you can have a Real Experience. Trust Me I have found it and sure you will.
Jesus Christ answered, I am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the father except through me. John 14:6
Amen 💞
When documentaries move you on an existential level. Quality stuff, congratulations DW!
Kudos DW
#FreeJullianAsange for Exposing American NATO Genocide in Iraqi ! He is in HMR Belmarsh Prison to be Extradited to America for 175 Years in Corporate American Prison System. 👹☠️👹
The Dalai Lama used to live in a Palace with Western Elites Privatised Education. The Tibetans peasants toiled the Fields. 😎
"Greed - A Fatal Desire" delves deep into our inherent human nature, prompting us to ponder the pursuit of happiness through wealth and power. It's a thought-provoking journey, featuring diverse perspectives. This documentary sparks introspection, reminding us to find contentment beyond materialism. Thank you for this enlightening exploration.
Balance your all desires.
Base your live on values
Be responsible in all aspects
Help when y can
Love ,honor your parents,your children and Yourself❤
Be calm
Don't hunt for pleasure
Don't let church to dominate y
Leave today with happiness
Enjoy nature
Love animals
Don't depend on society
Don't depend on money
Don't depend on comfort
Don't live in the past
Trust none
Just yourself
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Moderation in everything
And number one LAW
LOVE GOD❤!!!
Worldly things makes you happy but temporarily. Genuine happiness is contentment with simple things, nature and love.
The best things in life are free
Excellent 👌👌👌👌👌
Everything is free if you steal it 🤔
Love? Need to redefine the act.
As an example set over time where sacrifices were made for the betterment of others.
The real contentment lies in remembering God, and real satisfaction lies in helping poor, needy and deprived for the sake of seeking the pleasure of God.
I think it is better to help a person for the sake of that person (because you understand/believe that helping them will do good to them) and then you will have that pleasure/contentment because they are doing well. The primary purpose is helping them rather than how we feel after helping them. And I would say that if the priority is helping them, the feeling will always be good after doing that & I too believe that it is from God!
We all admire this documentary, the the enlightenment it will bring to ours lives. But many will just carry on as normal in this entrapped life cycle.
They are ENTRAPPED SOULS that are controlled and recycled ♻️. Most were NEVER suppose to be here to begin with. They have little purposes, no meaningful relationships, and deplete this planet like PARASITES. They do not know why they are here, what they are doing or what they SERVE.
Mungkin iya,mungkin tidak. namun akan lebih waspada terhadap keserakahan
amazing how little I care about having money, and how hard I must work to get the most simple of things
"The american dream is dead
I think I heard that in my Amherst college voodoo hippy doo 101 course 🙄
@@tonyt1604 thank GOD..It was a SELFish illusion.
I agree, I just never cared about money, except for taking care of my child, and I can barely feed him plus pay rent these days.
In a world of need, money is survival. Many have no time to seek happiness.
Well said.
Sadly so
I think people should consider the concept of “enough”.
I saw this film some months ago and I will watch it again within a year or so. I think we, who are able to watch it on our modern devices - *all should!*
This dream that money equals happiness is not part of our nature, but a dream that is sold to us thought media, advertising, movies, TV, etc...Money seems to exist as a way to control, and to create separation. Money's real power is our belief that it is worth anything more than the paper/plastic it is printed on.
Thanks for your comment, interesting insights into the topic.
Money IS happieness!! But it depends how you handle it. To me money is freedom, freedom to do what i want,to buy whati need . with money you are not in fear all the time like poor people are. With money it is like with drugs. Used right it is a wonderful thing
Funny how money never seems to make the list of regrets in a life not well lived - If you have money I would value your opinion because it is your experience, but if you are talking from your ass, well that would be just hot air.
An interesting thought. How long did it take you to come to this conclusion?
@@castielvargastv7931 You are totally wrong. Money only makes you a slave of greed. The more you have, the more you want to have. This has nothing to do with freedom.
I wanted something at age 19. At 26 I wanted something similar, but it changed to a degree. At 35 I wanted something that I'd never wanted before. But only time can give that to me. At 46 I wanted to be 'remembered' and I was certain that desire came from the myriad of mistakes I'd made in earlier times. I had been dissed pretty regularly as a young person for what ever I lacked in the person judging me, eyes. At age 52 I'd had an heart attack and had to undergo a quadruple heart bypass. I wanted various things at that age that I'd never imagined I would ever want. At age 65 I wanted to remain a grateful person for whatever time I had left in this body. Because at age 35 I'd wanted longevity and to reach age 65, I'd felt that I'd acheived that. Soon, I'll be 70, unless I die before then. What I want these days is stuff for others than for me. I have a large extended family. I still have contact with people who I considered friends when I was 15 years old. I ask myself what would I want for them? Different things arise on different days. Amazingly, I have seen some of my wishes come to fruition for them. That gave me great satisfaction.
That is exactly what i'm Thinking now at 38 i don't have children our a husband and it is the First Time in my life i ever feel deeply sad how can i find the straight to overcome the sadness
Where your treasure is. let your heart be also.
@@tessvan1072 I wouldn't advise starting a family right now. Who knows what kind of hell we shall sink to as a divided nation.
@@tessvan1072 l know ppl who married at 24 and there divorced now (I'm 39) marriage means nothing, control is an illusion we control nothing take what happiness you can from every situation
Yes, the beauty of living is that it will someday come to an end, so the best thing to do is live life as you see fit. I think a big part of living is relationships and who you share your life with. In the end i feel greater happiness giving to others then rechiving things. Im still only 21 but feel like im wasting my life living in a way that i dont want to be living, but its hard to break the ciricle of everyday life. I wonder if i will waste my 20s like i wasted my teens online, i hope that i can fufill my life wishes in this life and if not, that i get another chance at it.
The funny thing is I'm absolutely not greedy! I've given all my wealth away from family to friends and strangers. I've been taken advantage of, cheated, and I wouldn't change a thing! In fact, I'd do it all over again! There's a certain overwhelming joy to see someone enjoying your generosity that no amount of wealth could ever replace!❤😊
This is one of the best documentary i've ever watched. I never bored rewatching it multiple times.
A simple well lived life is best...I realized that years ago and won’t ever go back. Minimalism for me makes me happy. I love absolutely everything I own/ if I don’t/ it’s gone. Health and wellness are what matters - your riches lie within you
Agreed!
would be a much better world if most if not all people could live be these values as outlined by you
u own nothing. it's just all a temporary rental till u r burned or buried after death. then u disappear and never existed like the dinosaurs
Yes. A free man is the one who is not owned by anything
Facts!!!♥️ I totally agree.
The real tragedy isn't that there isn't enough, but that the human mind lacks the bandwidth to fully appreciate all the beauty in every single moment of life.
Not really. We've simply been brainwashed into *more is better*
That bandwidth needs to be developed. It doesn't come from nowhere.
@@justanothermortal1373 its there when we are kids but it gets lost when adapting to society that lives far removed from nature
This is very true. When I was younger I would have everything than I slowly lost everything from drug addiction. I been sober now for about 4 years so I'm happy I'm doing better than Iwas before.
Stay strong King❤ keep going🫂
Thanks, appreciate the perspective. Balance in life is important as well as priorities. I consume so much less as I get older but really enjoy travel, relationships & time to think.
Money can't solve everything...but Poverty solves nothing
Money is neutral. It can be used for either good or bad.
Poverty could humble a person, i actually would like certain people to experience poverty so they would get off their high horse.
@@carmcam1 Ah, we all have our flaws ay. Money can make our insecurities manifest in a different way. Like if you have bad skin and are insecure, it will manifest differently when you're given concealer. We just all need help addressing our underlying issues.
VERY TRUE
Poverty is a drag,...........but it will show you who your true friends are.
Watching 2022,
and its still more relevant than 2017.... Thanks from BANGLADESH.
whether one agrees or not with its content, yes, definitely well done, well edited, great imagery, great pace.
at the end of one's life, one never calculates how much more money it could had been earned, but instead, how many times one lost not loving and not being loved
Most people I know count up the money. "Love" doesn't exist - it's a fantasy for suckers.
You don't know that. Have you ever died?
Life isn t worth living without love...being loved and love
Some people actually don’t do this. I’m not arguing just saying I’ve loved people who were dying and I hoped it would change our relationship for the better but it didn’t they were just as emotionally distance as before they knew they were dying. I tried to reach out but I guess they gave all they could.
I live that life for most of my 60 years...Few material possessions, homeless, abused, hated, controlled and continually lied to.
It's called, LIVING THE DREAM.
I have learned two principles that I follow: simplicity and transparency. These have given me peace, joy, and contentment. Add to this my unwavering faith in God.
Ah evangilism, unwavering faith in God. Well done faithful child. Those that believe and have not seen him yet believe hold a very special place in Jesus' heart. God bless you very much. Pranam Namaste Shanti OmOmOm.
How I pray for such in my life, I pray to God everyday to bless me with peace, love , joy , kindness and grace 🙏🏾
May He continue to bless you
You said the key word: Contentment.
Amen 🙏🏾 Lord pls help me to hold these values no matter what
Late fifties, business owner, and very little saved for retirement. I've spent most of my life working without an eye on the almighty dollar. And for that, I am thankful.
I remember watching this years ago and was just thinking about it, and it popped up on the screen. I enjoyed watching it again. Thanks.
"I reduced my neccessities to such an extent that I became rich" -Ali
Now is there a better economics principle for poverty alleviation?
High sounding nonsense that fools only idiots.
NO!! ...Poor will be poor....RICH WILL BE RICH. But RICH will die the same death as the poor will.
We can apply that to apparel, cars, and residence, but not to people dying of starvation. Those necessities really cannot be reduced. We can only do our best to donate and help these people.
@@leekuanjiet8435 well said
the system that ensures basic needs fulfilment will be good one
Sometimes I think we make life more complicated than it is.
You find someone to love and take care of your health.
Everything else is extra.
Life isn’t about finding someone to love for everyone
whats the point of finding someone?
I get the point of health , cause you will live longer.
@@needforspeedgaming7148 I don’t know. I’d rather find the rainbow connection that kermit the frog sang about than find love! (But what If love IS the rainbow connection 🤯)
@@missvincent7017 Well I guess by love and health the OP meant to say : live a long healthy life and find a greater purpose than yourself (ie find a love -> have children -> have your children's children). But the thing is , the greater purpose can be achieved through other forms which are even more fulfilling than love for some people at least. Some may find purpose in , for example , fighting diseases, helping poor people , helping and protecting their community etc. Actually now that I think about it , finding love is a really selfish goal 😄, but I guess humans are selfish by nature , so it's no surprise.
My realization of the value of monetary wealth came the week my 64-3/4ths year old father died. He had tremendous $, all left to his widow, understandably. The day he died, he left all that behind. It was an amazing epiphany--I had thoroughly believed he was "set".
I watched this documentary for more than 10 times and still watching
I walked away from having material things and live in a bus now. If I have to much I live in crowded cramped messy home. So I'm always downsizing. I'm happier than I was in a two story beautiful home that I shared with a narcissistic partner. I have peace of mind. That's every thing I need to enjoy life.
But you just commented on a youtube video so you are using a smartphone or a computer.
@@birdorienteering what does that have to do with leaving everything else behind? I still have to have a phone because I have a terminal illness my children still need to call me once in awhile. I left a narcissist so I can enjoy my life in peace. I don't need more than that in my life.
@@sabrinarichey6484 you shall find your peace, good care
Prayers that you fully recover from narcissistic abuse. It is so painfully difficult 😞
@@erikad3350 thank you. I am doing better. Nancy Peloci trigger's my PTSD though and our newly elected. Trump was an open book.
Thanks DW. I was sick and tired of American media, started watching dw. So much better
Every word of this documentary should be write with gold water.
Glad GREED is being talked about again in this modern world. Thankyou DW for making ancient philosophical ideas legitimate once again.
Sanatana Dharma speaks about Dharma(self realization)> Artha(material acquisition)> Kaama(desire) and then > Moksha(liberation from the three previous)as being the correct steps to self achievement.
But I almost threw up watching this good looking female human (in a northern clime) walk into a lab full of TRAPPED tropical animals like it was the most normal and healthy thing in the world.
That psychologist sounds very wise, I really love the way he explains things
The opening quote... is one particular type of person's view - not all. there truly are many humans that don't feel the need to live forever and who aren't plagued by fear of death AND... yet feel they have meaningful lives and appreciate the time they have.
I just see this video in youtube, and watch it. I am glad I do watch this documentary, as it was back to 6 years ago. It is a very good one. Getting deep in the question of greed, and what has gone wrong about our perspectives, and society. We do need solutions. And it is about our mentality and the system.
I could listen to this wise professor all day !
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Who's TH-cam auto-played this in 2022? 😂
Stayed for the whole Doc.. shows so much perspective and very well put together, thank you DW Docs!! 🤍
Thanks for the positive feedback. We appreciate it.
2022? How’s life in the future?
@Bella i lost my dad three months ago. It’s tough. Nothing to do with greed. It’s okay to feel that we want them back but they could be at a better place than on this earth. Search for Mo Gawdat’s book called Solve for Happy. It has made me have peace.
Whenever I wanted something I had seen, I never refused that desire. Instead, I enjoyed everything I did, and this became the reward in what I had undertaken.
Then I examined all of my accomplishments that I had brought about by my own efforts, including the work that I had laboured so hard to complete, and it was all pointless, like chasing after the wind, and there was nothing to be gained on earth. (Ecclesiastes 2:10-11)
I have struggled with a thirst for wealth since a young boy growing up in poverty. After completing college, investing and frugality, I’m still in the struggle. This had cause me to have serious physiological issues and guilt for having such desires.
I hope that you gain control over this . It's not impossible to stop these feelings .
I hope you see a psychologist and or psychiatrist. I grew up in a similar environment as you but now I can't help but spend everything I make. I can't tell the difference between want and needs
I also grew up in poverty. Do you understand poverty of spirit? That means loneliness, abuse, lack of meaning, lack of love, lack of connection, lack of caring. You need to seek the health of your spirit and you will see that the happiness of things pales in comparison. The happiness of things only feels good when you have given up on (or denied) your spirit. Have you ever looked in someones eyes for more than a brief minute? That is wealth. Connection. Love. The quivering flicker or life itself. Do you have any sense of spirituality? Ancestral inheritance? What is the most joy you've ever experienced? Isn't it the sharing of life that makes us happy?
@@adifferentlight5530 These are all good points and so much what the world as much as this individual person needs.
Read the richest man in Babylon.... It's interesting....
DW documentaries NEVER disappoint👌🏾
Really like this program! It’s the best for revealing the ultimate truth! 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Great documentary and truth. We need more of this.The main problem is that we are not thankful for the littlest things. We are so ungrateful. Be thankful, be lowly and be humble.
Wonder how much state politicians ate selling our water for?
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well said!
Very true. Every single waking moment carries more beauty than we can ever hope to take in.
Being thankful won't change Capitalism's outdated & defunct indoctrinations to make humans more greedy. We can change all that in 10 years flat!
It's just that most people live in the emotional world & don't understand the practical scientific world.
I work in hospice end of life , loving what you do , having introspection , having an open mind to respect others points of views. “Life is short” is a use so often that sometimes we think is not true 💗
death does not make an appt. u can die any day. I am not a part of that "we" u speak of. I m well aware any day can and will be my last on earth, no different than an ant or a cockroach
I also work in palliative care. For me, it’s less important to recognise that life is short than it is to realise that there are moments constantly flying by that could be used more effectively. Even if that just means enjoying the clouds and listening to the birds on a park bench. The two things are sides of the same coin. If you value time and experience over stuff, stress and plans, life ends up feeling longer by default.
This documentary made me take a real look at the damage caused by greed , not only to this country but to the world !!
From as early as I can remember, I've never had any dreams in life. I've never wanted things. A house, car, achievement, esteem, friends, all of these do not matter. I found meaning in love and in caring for others. I've learned that not wanting too much isn't a flaw, it's beneficial. I can only imagine the profound emptiness those who value money above all else feel.
My husband and I were talking the other day about how the older we get the less we want to waste! Like our kids won’t finish their meal so we try and finish what we can. I just hate thinking of starving people somewhere and I’m throwing away food, clothes anything I don’t want. It’s crazy. And all the food waste from restaurants. I mean just share that!
Tell that to Jeff Bezos.
Obesity
We have too much today! It's good for us, if we would injoy it, but it's curse if you are greedy.Take only that you really want.
@@PornIsHate All that money can't save Jeff Bezos or anyone else from that 6 feet deep bed we're going to be laying in. Unless you want to be ashes.
You should eat less that’s how you get fat
It is amazing how little I need to have in order to be contented.
And that’s the word they’re missing in this documentary. I dont believe it’s about happiness, meaning of life, purpose or achievement. It’s about contentment. Love ya! ❤️🤟🏻
Happy to see mister Salomon,the philosofer about dead angciety
I really enjoyed listening to the social psychologist. Very straightforward
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
the rich guy said the Bible was full of rich people .....Abraham , Moises and who cares else ....
@@Henrypitin The one who serves (washes feet) is greater. If you devote your life to service (solving problems) you will be rewarded (you get to exchange value). That's what "seek ye first the kingdom of God and everything will follow". So I agree that serving money can be harmful, I also believe that serving others/God (and not bring exploited) leads to reward (sometimes financial gain)
Then you have more money to serve more people and so the rich get richer. You start with a seed, don't eat it, plant and nurture and you get to multiply your seeds and those with plenty get more. The rich get richer is nature's/God's model depending on what you believe.
Who says I can’t serve two masters I do perfectly fine with my two masters in my life my boss and my lady both are my masters in both I have to serve without a question especially the woman so Maybe you can serve two masters
God has no need to be served
It also says the rich have as much chance of getting into heaven as threading a needle with a camel
You know, wanting more and more stuff is a response to emotional lack. If you see someone who is obsessed with sucess, money, buisness or things, style, appearance, they are almost always pretty emotionally stunted. The only way to get that emotional growth is in genuine voulnerable intimacy, connecting to your emotions and dropping the show. That means facing all your emotions of jealousy, grief, anger, insecurity. Only a truly courageous person can do that. That is the REAL work.
The most toxic thing I see on the internet are those slick guys in their 20s who wake up at 6, put all kinds of lotions on, eat their perfect breakfast in their sterile glass house, work out, sit down with their mac to manage their buisnesses to buy the sports cars, being "alpha" men, yet their lives look totally.. Flat? Where are the clumsy smiles? Where are the people? Where are the emotions? Where is the true, voulnerable person?
They are barely there, because they aren't emotionally in touch.
You have a very simplistic view of people. Funny how you say that as a white person of the West. Try saying that crap to a person living among rubbish/trash in a developing nation.
Very well stated! Boom!
I seriously needed to read this :/
Those so called perfect guys on the internet are fake. Only an illusion to get you to purchase whatever they are selling. I am finding that it is those who grew up in poverty that are the only ones who care about designer labels & overpriced whatever. It is sad - and they will never be financially free as consumers.
Thanks for the gentle reminder
" A beautiful country is a dream, like an illusion it is senseless to cling to it.
Unless the inner forces of negative emotions are conquered,
Strife with outer enemies will never end."
🙏🏼
Even the first 1 minute got me. Great documentary, amazing stuff
all unhappiness stems from the discrepancy between what one expects and what one gets. the problem therein is when "society" intervenes, imposing expectations on others to the point where said others do not realize they have been so severely manipulated. as long as we allow others to define what our expectations are, we are never going to be able to be happy, necessarily!
i try to roll with this one - "life is about doing things, not having things."
it's hard though.
23:54 what a great music & words by a wise gentleman. ❤️
I'm loving every word Sheldon Solomon is saying though out this video about the unsustainability of consumerism and our state of disconnection from one another and constantly wanting more. He's a brilliant mind. Everyone in this is. I want to also venture to say something taboo too, that I personally have NO fear of being dead, whether there is an afterlife or not, it doesn't frighten me. Actually I find it calming to think that one day it will just stop (for me) but keep going on for everyone/thing else! Does any1 else feel this way? I'm genuinely curious bc it was a theme Sheldon kept coming back to and I think I disagree on that point. I couldn't care if I was forgotten tomorrow and turned into nothingness! Let me know your thoughts....
I and many of my friends are the same
@@inmyunpopularopinion4398 Love your username, BTW! 😂 Reminds me of my Dad!!
Yes! I feel this me same way. I have 3 kids and every now and then one of them will experience existential dread and start asking why we die, what happens when we die, and express feelings of worry and concern. I get it, but I tell them an even MORE terrifying prospect would be that of living eternally. I couldn’t imagine anything worse than perpetual life. There has to be an end and I’m comforted by that fact.
Having Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer and years before receiving my diagnosis I just was tired and wanted to pass on whether that be to a heaven or a nothingness. I think it is due to my greatest disappointment in life being so disappointed in other human beings and their lack of care or concern for others, with most chasing or stealing the old mighty dollar, my family included. I try and be the kind of human I want others to be, a giver and not a taker. I can't say at times I don't have fear of death though or maybe its how I am going to die, just don't want to suffer with cancer, laying in bed waiting to die.
You never find happiness in greed, cuz greed is wanting more, and you're never satisfied. True happiness is in the desire to give to the others. The desire to give makes you content, cuz at least you know you have enough. Or at least you needn't more. Either way, you'll be satisfied.
I have nothing but feels i have everything. i died twice but still here making a comment. a third one won't make much of a difference. i was never jealous, never compared myself to anyone, never wanted more. always grateful with what i have and even don't have. with just a few pieces of clothing does not bother me at all. I have no religion. i am simply free, accept what i can and cannot control. it is a beautiful life. i don't feel like i miss anything. i feel i have everything. watching my favorite music videos over and over everyday is enough to give me that dopamine fix. what more can i ask for? it is all about acceptance and respect. do as you need, can and want and so will i. no judging. i have passed the stage fighting for what i believe is just and right. sverything is relative. just so be it. i have made choices in my life. learned and accepted to live with it. if tomorrow i get another day, will be grateful for it. if not, still grateful for the life lived.
💪🏾✊🏾💯 respect!! May your happiness continue and multiply
awesome my friend
That is why none of us can question another person's moral conviction. The factors at work are uniquely different for each of us and serve as the basis for the choices we make. Give a whole new twist to the term Uniquely Human.
Wish there were more documentaries like this!
The reason why I don't watch TV since 2011. I'm happy contented and grateful. I don't go to shopping mall I spend my time in my garden and kitchen. I make all my food with plant based diet. I have a beautiful.life not perfect but Iade my imperfectikn perfect.
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"The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing.
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."
- Ecclesiastes 1:8-9
Did you know that every religious bible I know of says the same thing? Yep nothing new. They all say it.
You bring nothing in you take nothing out
I don't care how much money you have It's never enough
@@amazingsupergirl7125 🤷🏿
"We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse." - RW Emerson
The only TV station in Europe that deserves still to be funded by the public. Well done DW.
So true! "An animal only takes what it needs but the human is different."
Life is expansionistic. Plants try to colonize new lands, bacteria and fungi rush accessible resources, animal populations grow when food is plenty.
Seen this way, "to want what you don't have" is very natural. If we didn't have these expansionistic or greedy or adventurous traits, then we may have been happy to stick with our old hunter & gatherer life style.
This expansionistic trait we share with all other species, gradually pushes us to further explore the solar system and nature... possibly doing exactly what the Gods expect.
@@DarkSkay Exactly, you understand the game. Most people hear a quote and simply follow because they’re to lazy to think slightly deeper.
Very informative, and brought a realization of one self.
I'll subscribe and watch DW no matter how it is presented. Best TV
I love watching DW documentaries 😊
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Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” Luke 12:15
Its measured by how much you are dead to self. Anyone who is a friend of the world is an enemy of God. Anyone who loves their life will lose it. Do not desire the things of this world but rather learn how to use them.
Thats why Jesus sent out his men and told them not to take anything with them.
Suffering with Christ, the Son of God, is what we are called to, not cross evasion which is what Christianity is.
Amen