MONEY, HAPPINESS AND ETERNAL LIFE

MONEY, HAPPINESS AND ETERNAL LIFE - 

GREED (1/2) | DW DOCUMENTARY

1,460,335 views•Jan 13, 2017

DW DOCUMENTARY

1.96M subscribers

 

Can money and power ever make us happy? How much is enough? Our constant desire for more is part of our human nature.

 

But is greed getting the better of us? Find out in GREED - A FATAL DESIRE.

 

From Buddhists and bankers to Eskimos and psychologists, we explore the phenomenon of greed with people from all walks of life. How can it be defined? What makes us greedy? And what are the repercussions?

 

People like to have a lot of stuff because it gives them the feeling of living forever," says American social psychologist Sheldon Solomon. He thinks we have to come to terms with our own mortality before we can break the cycle.

 

Are there other ways to feel happy and content? Can we simply stop being greedy by changing the way we think?

 

Watch Part 2 here: https://youtu.be/qLSt4VtmT5M

Watch the extended cut here: https://youtu.be/CVuVlk2E_e4

Grateful thanks to DW DOCUMENTARY and YouTube