Greed

 When it was day they came into my house and said, `We shall

only take the smallest room here.'

They said, `We shall help you in the worship of your God and

humbly accept only our own share in his grace'; and then they

took their seat in a corner and they sat quiet and meek.

But in the darkness of night I find they break into my sacred

shrine, strong and turbulent, and snatch with unholy greed

the offerings from God's altar.

Rabindranath Tagore

(Picture: Altar, Luc Tuymans)