Scarcity or excess?

We human are greedy,
for us, nothing is enough..
neither share with the needy,
nor our expansion does stop!


Oh...the world is so vast,
so much we could ask,
new places, new foods,
rewards for different tasks.

Its like a current of stream.
falling from a mountain,
promising freshness as we climb,
fresh and transparent as it could be..

The bottom is dirty,
with paths of obstructions,
and lots of effort to do..
just to remove soil and dirt!!

Scarcity make us realize..
the one in the bottom,
the hardships, struggles..
words of unspoken, envious heart.

Ignorance being a bliss,
living in own small world,
fighting, achieving a little,
but getting to top of it.

Then we learn, as we go up,
our greed, or the competition,
with the beautiful terms of....
dreams and aspirations !!

The one on the top,
with power and authority,
luxury and comfort within reach...
keep the stakes to themselves.

looking up and keep climbing,
no matter which place we are,
a never ending cycle, infinite loops..
then what makes the drive?

Humiliation of the scarcity or...
the lust of the excess??