[ WP ] Since the dawn of man there have been 7 deadly sins . Whomever represents the sin the most is marked , and imbued with power . You have been chosen .

Greed they call it. I never saw it as such. It was never about the money. Not really. It was just a measure of success. An objective measure of how well I made use of my talents. 
 
 Talents, that is what they are. I was born with them. An inquisitive mind, imagination, drive and dedication. It was never about the money. I would see a need and instinctively start thinking of ways to fill that need. It irked me to see potential go to waste. It's not greed. It's who I am. 
 
 A burger joint was my first business. I saw the potential in selling real burgers, like the ones my father would make at home, not the frozen crap patties everyone was using at the time. After all, how hard was it to make patties out of ground beef? I went to the owner of the local burger place with my idea, intent on giving it to him for free. I had even made a little prospect, calculated costs and profits, all for free. All I wanted was to prove that my idea was good. It was never about the money. 
 
 He ruffled my hair, gave me a coke and told me to go play outside. I reported him to the food safety authorities. It took a little convicing and a lot of explaining but eventually I convinced my father to go into business with me. He took my prospect, asked a lot of questions hand helped me flesh it out, then he took it to the bank. We went into business together, my father and I, as equal partners. We hired a young cook who did n't mind treating burgers as real food, not fast food, we redecorated the place and marketed ourselves by offering free sliders to people who got off the bus after work, before they had a chance to go home and have dinner. It was a great success. My idea worked. It was never about the money. 
 
 That was me, at age 13. I never really wanted to make someone go out of business or make money. I wanted to see if my idea worked. It's been like that ever since. I see something that can be improved and I improve it. Sometimes people like my ideas and play along, then we make money together. Sometimes they do n't and become an obstacle to overcome. My ideas have n't *always* worked but I've always known when to cut my losses, I'm not a prideful man. They've worked a lot more often than not though. It was never about the money. 
 
 Over they years I grew rich. Very rich. Not because I tried to but because money is how society awards the combination of great ideas and great follow-through. What started with a burger joint grew into a franchise of nearly 50 restaurants. It's been like that with everything I've gone into. Tire shops, property development, investments, even a laundry service. All through my life I've had ideas, seen potential and made that potential real. I've become rich, yes, but I've also made a lot of other people rich. I've worked hard, yes, but I've also created thousands of jobs. It was never about the money. If this is greed, then I say this. Greed is good.
