American Greed

I began my week by minimally reading the story of how Mark Zuckerberg's billion-dollar, social-networking phenomenon, Facebook, was started in a small, but tidy Cambridge dorm room at Harvard University. As startling as his incredible journey may have been, I can't help but think about how he cheated his best friend and a pair of twin brothers out of the riches, keeping all of the money to himself. Creating the software hides the fact that he stole an incredible idea under the covers, and using money that wasn't his in order to obtain some start-up funds is then taken out of the picture after billions of dollars are made. An wonderful state of bliss for one man, but a bitter hunger for vengeance lies within the hearts of those who were victims of corruption and greed. But the Facebook empire is at the least of concerns. Instead, I must ask a question so thought-provoking I may be unable to answer....

Does anyone care that our world is becoming full of nothing but greed?

Why are people cheated out things but are never granted adequate justice for what has happened to them?

What should people do to change the hearts of those who verbally debauch or condescend others in horrible ways?

There is no easy way to answer these mysteries, but that doesn't mean they can't be answered. The answer to these questions lies within one simple word: Fear

People are simply scared of what will happen next in life, so they decide to steal, cheat, and harm others. Fear is the reason why Walter White continues to produce, manufacture, and distribute meth. The fear of financial failure, with no source of income; so instead, people like him decide to what's illegal to get what he needs. Or it could be the less serious of offenses, but just as dishonorable such as cheating. There is so much drive for people to get what they want, but how they achieve success is sometimes awful. Just think Lance Armstrong and his problem the performance-enhancing drugs. Even the greats don't only do what's right to get what they want. People like him are afraid to fail; so they decide to do what is wrong in order to prosper.