"Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander,and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed." -- Bertrand Russell
I like this quote. So many things in life are merely perspective issues. Having "enough" is one of them!
ReplyDeleteHow true this is for everything, not just power, or fame, but money, or food, or clothing…being envious is truly being “of this world” - which is hard at times. The Enemy LOVES this “foothold” – Envy.
ReplyDeleteAh, all the whispers he says to us in regards to it.