Which choice is a counterexample to covetous behavior?

• A. Envy
• B. Greed
• C. Contentment with one's own possessions
• D. Theft

Answer: (C)

Covetous behavior grows from a longing to possess what belongs to someone else, an inward drive to have more than one has a right to or needs. A true counterexample is a stance that rejects that longing and is satisfied with what one already has. Contentment with one’s own possessions embodies that opposite attitude: it shows satisfaction and gratitude for what you have, rather than envy or greed toward others’ stuff. Envy and greed both fuel covetousness, longing for others’ possessions or for more riches. Theft, while related to covetous impulses, is an action that can arise from covetousness but is not a counterexample to the attitude itself; it’s a manifestation of the same underlying impulse rather than the opposite.