In later times, some of these men came to be known as Akbar's 'nine gems' or navaratna. One of the most renowned of these navaratnas was a Hindu courtier named Birbal.

During the course of the day we know how to face acute hunger, and learn the value of abstaining from using our eatables and drinkables.

Savaloys, or Cervelas. … Fill the gut, and bake the savaloys for half an hour in a moderate oven.

The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind.