Greed, When She Rejects What She Desires

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The Parable of the Rich Fool
Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'
"Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
"This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

Luke 12:13-21 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
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She rejects what she desires
She has what she wants. The love of a good man. Someone she can mold to her will. Someone who is a good companion. Someone who can support her. Someone who can help her achieve her best. Someone she can talk to, who will listen.
But, just as the rich fool rejects all that he has, in favor of having more, she rejects his love for that little bit extra. So that she has the thrill of the illicit, and the promise of the empty gesture.
But a married man cannot provide much love for the mistress. Will not be molded by her. Will not be there for her in her journey. Will not support her. Will not tolerate her exceeding him and will not listen to her.

One does not know why the Rich Man is like he is. But today, we know what drives her. She has been hurt by her father. His infidelity. His rejection of love, to be replaced with a sugar daddy. His starving her of affection, which drives her.
This is not a story of an individual. This is the story of many today. And the world pays a high price for such greed.