Martha Stout, PhD, wrote about the problem of “covetous sociopathy” in her book, The Sociopath Next Door. She writes, “The covetous sociopath thinks that life has cheated her somehow, has not given her nearly the same bounty as other people, and so she must even the existential score by robbing people, by secretly causing destruction in other lives. She believes she has been slighted by nature, circumstances, and destiny, and that diminishing other people is her only means of being powerful. Retribution, usually against people who have no idea that they have been targeted, is the most important activity in the covetous sociopath’s life, her highest priority.” What is Creator’s perspective?

Here is a quite accurate characterization of the sociopathic personality. Because they are so devoid of spirituality, they are loveless, and that creates a hollow interior quite unsatisfying to the person suffering that dilemma. Such individuals, because they are empty, will always be seeking something to fill that void and, because they have lost the link to their higher self, will have great difficulty in experiencing love, either in loving another or feeling loved and what that truly can bring in the way of satisfaction to a normal person in helping them feel whole. The fact that the sociopath has a true defect, in a missing connection to the divine, they will not be able to understand the true nature being exhibited by others who are truly happy because they have things they want and desire and gain much greater fulfillment because of their inner capability to appreciate personal achievement that is hard-won. An inability to love will also mean a challenge to self-esteem. While not fully understanding what they are missing, they will know something is wrong, something is missing that others have, and that very gap makes it impossible for them to truly understand what that missing element is, let alone how to get it for themselves. The end result is quite often focusing more and more on a material expression of bounty on exhibit by others who perhaps are more well-off, living in a better part of town, having the accoutrements of luxury, and so forth. This is where the common examples of poor character are on exhibit all too often by those who get into trouble and perhaps even a degree of criminality, from minor to major, because a sociopath lacks judgment and the same degree of self-control as a person with a conscience. They will lie, cheat, and steal to take something away from others in order to get it for themselves, thinking, if they savor it, it will satisfy their inner yearnings for fulfillment. They will always find it falls short, and this makes the sociopath dangerous because the only reward they end up with is having gotten the better of someone else, and taken something away as a feeling of self-worth and empowerment that is actually a shortcoming and a failing through a transgression that harms both another and the self as well. In the end, it will be an inadequate reward to heal what is ailing them.