Covet all lose all

This proverb is very relevant and says a lot. The word covet means to desire something wrongfully. The proverb simply states that if a person desires to possess more than what he is entitled to, he will lose everything.

It is human tendency to be greedy and his desires are endless. Human beings are never happy and satisfied and he will try to acquire more and more by hook or crook. In this pursuit he may acquire possessions that belong to somebody else which he wrongfully acquires. Wrongfully desiring something is called covet. Even the Bible resents this. Acquiring another's possession forcefully will never remain with him. He will lose all this coveted possessions.

There are enough folktales written time and again by many wise story writers which explain this proverb; the story about the fisherman's greedy wife, the story of the woodcutter. All these stories only go in depth to explain to us that one must not be greedy and go on amassing wealth which one truly does not deserve.

The greedy person will lose everything that he has amassed in this manner. Hence this proverb is a teaching for each one of us. Be happy and contented with what you have and don't be greedy in life. A man will get the pleasure of the possessions he owns rightfully. Moreover he will be a happy and a contented man. It has been proved time and again that a person who is not greedy in life will be contented and a satisfied person and will attain salvation.