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Greed is always the cause of our sufferings

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Greed is always the cause of our sufferings

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I used to think greed was just ambition with sharper edges. I liked to tell myself that, anyway.

I’d been working as a web developer for two years. My job was stable, my pay decent, my life predictable. And yet… every time I scrolled through social media, seeing people flaunt their remote jobs, fancy gadgets, overseas lifestyles, something inside me twisted. I didn’t just want to live comfortably anymore. I wanted more. Fast. I wanted to get rich, and I wanted it yesterday.

Then I saw the overseas job offer online: “Earn 30% of project profits!” I couldn’t believe it. Thirty percent. It sounded too good to be true, and of course, I ignored that warning bell in my head. I didn’t look too closely at the company. I didn’t ask questions. I didn’t tell anyone I knew, because honestly, I didn’t want anyone talking me out of it. In my mind, I was already picturing the life I’d have — the cars, the condo, the freedom.

I wasn’t being greedy, I told myself. I was just… ambitious. Bold. Smart.

I flew to Thailand, giddy and full of confidence. Within a month, they posted me to Cambodia for a “bigger project.” That should’ve been my first red flag. But instead of hesitation, I felt special. Chosen. Important.

Then came the instructions.

“Develop websites for companies. Make them look real. Attract investors. Show dashboards and analytics.”

It sounded… normal. But then I saw the data. It was fake. None of the companies existed. The investors were being lied to. And I was helping them do it.

I confronted my supervisor, thinking maybe I could walk away. But he just smiled. “You’re part of this now. Finish your work.”

Panic set in. I tried to resign. I tried to leave. But it was too late. My passport was gone. I couldn’t move freely. My “office” turned into a locked building. Guards watched my every step. My skills — the thing I was proud of — became the chains holding me captive.

They paid me well. Really well. More than I’d ever earned. But money couldn’t buy me what I truly wanted: freedom, safety, a clear conscience. Every line of code I wrote felt heavier than the last.

The worst part wasn’t the money.

It was realizing this could all have been avoided. If I hadn’t been chasing more. If I hadn’t let greed blind me. If I’d just been content with what I had.

I used to think suffering came from having too little.

Now I know it’s different. Greed doesn’t just make you want more. It makes you ignore what you already have. It makes you ignore warning signs. It convinces you that shortcuts are smart, risk is courage, and doubts are weakness.

I wanted fast wealth. I got fast consequences.
I wanted freedom. I lost it.
I wanted power. I became powerless.

Greed wasn’t just why I took the job.
It was why I ignored my instincts.
It was why I silenced my doubts.
It was why I walked straight into a trap.

Now, sitting here with money I can’t enjoy and a life I can’t reclaim, I finally get it:

Greed is always the cause of our suffering.

Not because wanting more is wrong. But because when “more” becomes everything, you end up losing everything that actually matters.

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