Money, Happiness, Eternal Life: Greed (video)

Money, happiness, and eternal life: Greed (1/2)

(DW Documentary) Can money and power ever make us happy? How much is enough? Our constant desire craving for more is part of human nature, isn't it? Is greed getting the better of us? Find out in GREED: A FATAL DESIRE.

Greed yields disappointment.

From Buddhists and bankers to Eskimos and psychologists, let's 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?

• More? Watch the extended cut
• Watch Part 2 of Greed: A Fatal Desire
• Web special: dw.com/en/tv/greed/s-32898

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