Every man has two vrittis or instincts that are very powerful : one is fear and the other is greed. We have this deep fear of losing the things we have acquired in life - wealth, family, friends, relatives, job, prestige, position - lest any of them shall go away from us. And the other is greed, to get what has not become mine so far, to perhaps become a crorepati overnight.
Only the wise are able to extricate themselves from the dangerous trap, from the vicious cycle of winning and losing.
(An extract from 'Greed and Gambling Go Together' by Surakshit Goswami, an article in the Speaking Tree dated 3rd March'10)
