who succeeds more greedy or helpful?

[tashamjoy]

I was thinking about this the other day ppl who are greedy get a lot save a lot dont give out and helpful ppl are good hearted help out and they get the loss it just made me think about this my dad has a lot of money doesnt give me or my mom anything btw im not greedy at all and have a hard time accepting things but am always helping out ppl financially, giving time, energy and support and it does obviously affect me but i wouldn't have it any other way just who i am. what do you guys think?

[EubCes]

Helpful because greedy will always bite you in the butt

[Tresbn00]

People who are helpful are, often times, rewarded in ways that are much better than financial or monetary in nature.  Their lives are simpler because they don't have hordes of material gains to maintain and look after.  They haven't sacrificed love and their families for a shiny new car.  They have a lower instance of poor health because the stress level is lower.  They also have more time to pay attention to their health.  Those that shroud themselves in making money generally don't have time to appreciate the simple things in life.

[willdunn94]

Greedy people always seem to have a bit more success than helpful people even though it is commonly stated that helpful people will be greater success. Though i do not support greed, to answer the question, i think greed can have its benefits.

[Ishmahel]

The problem with people who are greedy, is that they lose the respect and admiration of their peers which in turn hurts them in the long run. Those who are helpful and kind will almost always end up on top, because their actions will cause people to in turn provide support in other ways for the person.
Long story short: Helpful people get more out of life than those who are greedy and selfish.

[demaina]

It really depends on your definition of greedy.  I mean, there is nothing wrong with keeping the money YOU earned for YOURSELF.  I have some family members who will gladly bleed you dry of any money you give them and did so to her own children.  They would give her all the money they earned and they would live in shelters while she lived in an apartment, smoked, watched TV, and bought new furniture.  So, in my opinion, it was perfectly fine when her son decided he didn't want to give her his money.  Maybe that is greedy on his part, but I don't think so. 

I normally consider someone greedy if they continuously take without giving back.  This can either be in the form of money, power, etc.  These types of people tend to be looked down upon.

Helpful people (those willing to give either money, power, etc) tend to be thought of more highly, though that doesn't mean that will get more out of life by doing such.  Personally I would like to believe they do, but so far I haven't seen it happen.  My family decided to help the cousin mentioned above when we found out what his mother was doing.  He's slowly getting his life back together but it's taking a while.  Generally though, I've seen my parents try to help people out only to have it backfire on them.  Nothing to drastic so far, but when they take out a mortgage on their house to buy another house for my aunt only to have her decide to move out three months later cause she "liked the old place better," then to have friends move in promising to buy it when they have the money only to have them move out so their rent would be lower, it begins to feel like a vicious cycle.  I'm sure the helpful people earn back more, but it might not be in the form of money.

[lkeys81]

helpful always succeeds

[mary_k]

I think being helpful will make you happy and being greedy will make you lonely.

[mjdoug03]

Good question.  That depends on the person I think.

[hawkeye3210]

I consider someone greedy if the take more than they give back. In that case, being greedy will catch up to you.

[bowrunner]

Greedy people don't seem to be very happy it seems to me whereas helpful people are more serene.  That is a generalization of course.

[vickysue]

Greedy is as greedy does. I would rather be helpful and honest. At least i am not hurting anyone then.   

[mgint]

people who help others will win in life they may not always make as much money but will have bigger rewards in long run.

[dwggs]

My theory on the matter is it all boils down to Karma

What goes around -- comes around

[patrick122068]

I always feel better to give and know that my money was not wasted, because i used it to help someone.