Instead of being “good” by wanting things less, what about wanting more?
Both holiness and sin are fueled by desire. The difference lies in wanting to possess God and all that He has made, and wanting to be God.
To possess God and God's creation, is to be outward and transcendent. It is to recognize that, on my own, I am unfulfilled. It is to live to be filled, by God above all, and secondly by all that He has made. It delights in joining in, and being filled.
To desire to be God, is a bid at absolute self-sufficiency. It is to not need anyone. It is to not need God, and not need others. This feels powerful at first, but ends up in loneliness.
To want is good, only want the right things!
"To seek the highest good is to live well."
"Love, and do what you like."
-St. Augustine
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