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&DUROLQH 6WUHHW 3XQ[VXWDZQH\ 3$ :HE 6LWH KWWS ZZZ VWDULURQZRUNV FRP ( PDLO VDOHV#VWDULURQZRUNV FRP )$; To be noticed, give us a call: (850) 547-0102 or e-mail: wwdr@ worldwidedrillingresource.com ZZZ URFNPRUH LQWO FRP 12 NOVEMBER 2019 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® The Un-Comfort Zone II by Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. There Is No Such Thing as Greed Three and a half years ago, in this column, I wrote an article titled: There’s No Such Thing as Being Stubborn [May 2016, WWDR ]. It has been one of my most controversial works, and most read. In it, I stated that “stubborn” is a nonword like “greed.” I will now follow up and explain why I say the word “greed” is phony. Have you ever called someone greedy? Have you been accused of greed? Here is the definition of GREED according to the American Heritage ® Dictionary: noun. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Greed, then, is just desire with the added adjective - excessive. Wait a minute - isn’t this what we call ambition? So, who determines what level of excessive desire becomes greed? Is it like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s description of hard-core pornography: “I’ll know it when I see it?” That’s not only vague, it’s completely subjective, and a frightening standard on which to determine the law of the land. American Heritage goes on to say, “possess more than one needs.” Another subjective standard. Who determines how much someone needs? Then it says, “possess more than one deserves.” Now we are getting somewhere. How can someone acquire more than they deserve? No one is going to give someone more than they deserve. No one is going to pay more for something than they think it’s worth. This means the person who gets more than they deserve must have done something ne-farious to get it, such as swindling, extortion, cheating, or some other form of chicanery. In other words, greed boils down to one thing: theft. But, you say, greed is the motivation behind stealing. I say, the reason people steal varies greatly. They might be hungry, on drugs, unemployed, or not smart enough to get a job. I can’t read a person’s mind to determine why they steal, I can only observe that they do. If you call someone greedy, you are, in essence, calling them a thief. However, if they haven’t stolen anything, then they have not taken more than they deserve. Wilson cont’d on page 52.