GREED CONSUMES 'THE OCCUPANT'
"The Occupant" opens on an idyllic family. The husband comes home from a high paying job to an expensive, secluded home. He eats a delicious dinner with his doting wife and child. Afterward, he gazes out the window at a stunning view of the city. The camera then pans to the faucet in the kitchen. This is an advertisement created by Javier Muñoz.
Javier is in a period of severe financial struggles, and the ad he created is a reflection of his personal dream. He wants the job, car, house, and family. The trouble is he had that dream already. While the real reason he leaves his previous position as a powerful executive remains a mystery, he is too arrogant to accept anything better than his previous position suggests he quit in search of more. More money. More stuff. More cars. More houses. More, more, more. Nothing is enough. He is never satisfied or grateful for his blessings.
1 Timothy 6:10 - "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows."
His ambitious mistake leads to poverty. He is forced out of his apartment and must sell his car to make ends meet. Meanwhile, he continues to neglect his family, his greatest blessing, in search is his fantasy. Job hunting proves fruitless, and narcissistic rage continues to build.
When recovering alcoholicTomásand his family moves into his old apartment, he finds himself a prime target on which to unload that pent up energy. While this unsuspecting family becomes the target of Javier's obsessive rage. His top priority becomes the plot to usurp this family and start fresh. Meanwhile, his job hunt, car sale, and family fall into a state of neglect and abandonment.
As his plan develops over time, it becomes abundantly clear that Javier doesn't care about his own family or stability. He is incapable of love and affection. His thirst for the fantasy consumes him. His greed becomes insatiable driving him to murder and blackmail.
In the end, he gets exactly what he wants. At the cost of many lives. His success at such a cost is no success at all. If a dream requires dishonesty, manipulation, and murder to achieve, then its not a worthy goal.
We all have dreams, but we also have a moral compass. Our Heavenly Father calls us to a life of honesty, humility, and love. Otherwise, its no life at all. Do not become a slave to greed. It may grant you material possessions, but it will corrupt your soul.
