LETTER | Can Covid-19 tame greed and ego?

Wealth is like sea-water, the more we drink, the thirstier we become.

We know greed’s cousin, the "narcissistic personality disorder", or ego. It is said that without greed we would still be living in caves.

An entrepreneurial spirit is good, resulting in significant economic advancement but in some cases creates social instability. Greed and ambition are different but when the latter is spiced up with ego it transforms into the former. We celebrate venture but not vulture. True, greed motivates and moves the market.

Some societies are better at spending than others raking up trillions of dollars in debts. Worst still, others cannot be better in any spheres. The greed and ego seem to have forgotten the concern for others including its citizens and of course, the environment. What is the shape of our culture including the corporates now? Government and organisational failures are apparent with conflicts between manifestos and stated values and practices of its leaders.

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