Acquisitiveness Creates Imaginary Wants—The case of Brother I is fearful. This world is his god; he worships money.... He needs the censure of none but the pity of all. His life has been a terrible mistake. He has suffered imaginary pecuniary want while surrounded with plenty. Satan has taken possession of his mind and, exciting his organ of acquisitiveness, has made him insane upon this subject. The higher, nobler powers of his being have been brought very much into subjection to this close, selfish propensity. {2MCP 594.1}

(594) Begærlighed skaber indbildte mangler — Bror I's tilfælde er skrækkelig. Denne verden er hans gud; han dyrker penge. . . . . Han behøver ingens kritik, men alles medynk. Hans liv har været et frygteligt fejlgreb. Han har bildt sig ind at han mangler penge, medens han er omgivet af overflod. Satan har taget plads i hans sind og har, ved at opildne hans begærlighed, gjort ham sindssyg efter dette. De højere ædlere kræfter hos ham er på det sidste underkuet ret meget, tilbøjelig til egenkærlighed.