MichaelRoss
April 28, 2007, 02:38 AM
S1ERRA,
Thanks for asking.
Covet as found on Google "define: covet":
# wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
# A strong desire for something that does not belong to you.
www.godonthe.net/dictionary/c.html
All property that is not mine is, by default, someone elses - the business owner who sells it for example.
People tend to buy only what they desire, only what they covet.
If the item belongs to a business ower who is selling it we think nothing of it. But if the item belongs to someone who is not in business, our desire can lead us to...
1: Wrong action - theft.
2: Right action - the acquisition via standard means of trade (we buy it) and have thus kept up with the Joneses.
Thus, there is nothing wrong with coveting as long as you do not take Wrong Action upon your desires.
Michael Ross
Thanks for asking.
Covet as found on Google "define: covet":
# wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
# A strong desire for something that does not belong to you.
www.godonthe.net/dictionary/c.html
All property that is not mine is, by default, someone elses - the business owner who sells it for example.
People tend to buy only what they desire, only what they covet.
If the item belongs to a business ower who is selling it we think nothing of it. But if the item belongs to someone who is not in business, our desire can lead us to...
1: Wrong action - theft.
2: Right action - the acquisition via standard means of trade (we buy it) and have thus kept up with the Joneses.
Thus, there is nothing wrong with coveting as long as you do not take Wrong Action upon your desires.
Michael Ross
