From Little Things Matter, a blog post I get twice a week: Bertrand Russell once said “Envy is one of the most potent causes of unhappiness. It is a universal and most unfortunate aspect of human nature because not only is the envious person rendered unhappy by his envy, but also wishes to inflict misfortune on others.”
As I get older, I find I am much less envious of other lives. It is my life that matters to me, not what others live or have. I wish no misfortune on others. But I know when I was younger and less wise, it was so much more important to “look around” and see where I stood. Did I really think I needed more than I had?
I am who I am, nothing less than a wiser man with knowledge gained through hard-worn experience. We all get there someday. Today I pray that my children always know that who they are is more important than what they have. There is no place for envy in a blessed life.
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