Envy

It is a human vice as much as a human nature, nobody can get rid of it. When people around us get someting, like success, luck, fame, money, love, etc., it feels as if we lose something, ironically, tho in fact we don't own them in the first place. I remember one episode of Will & Grace, in which Grace's freeloading older sister Janet was in town. Seeing Grace was so upset with her loser middle-aged sibling, Will decided to help Janet out. He found her a job at a top designer's boutique with tantalizing perks, bought her a nice apartment with chic decor, and cooked a decadent dinner to celebrate, while all these were credited to Janet to make Grace happy. Quite to the contrary, Grace was not happy, she said thing weren't supposed to be this way, Janet should always be a failure, and her younge sister should always be the overweight loser, so she could be the perfect one in the middle. Well, it sounded pretty selfish at first, but if we think carefully, you will find that we all have a selfish, envious, and egocentric persona within ourselves. Last month, my sister won a big contest, but I didn't feel happy for her tho I didn't show on my face. There was an inner voice within me wispering when I heard the news, "Her? a high school dropout could win the first place? No way!" In retrospect, I feel so bad about myself. Envy is such a horrible thing, it can turn us into monsters. Don't feed the fire of envy with your selfishness, calm it with your conscience. When you put yourself in the other person's shoes, you will find they truly deserve what they are awarded, and you'll be happy and at peace with yourself.