Most of us have heard the last of the Ten Commandments:  "Thou Shalt Not Covet."  The first nine commandments are generally regarded as external action commandments.  Don't murder, don't lie, etc.  But the tenth commandment is something altogether different.  "Thou shalt not covet" is about the inner being.  As we reflect on ourselves and we strive to know ourselves more, this tenth commandment is a painful one.  

In all societies across all time, all humans covet.  We may covet money, power, love, attention, success, or acceptance.  Or we may covet peace, clean air, quiet kids, and fresh flowers.  When we do not have something, and we want it badly, we covet that object.