Envy

Question: My friend's husband is such a fine, good person. I envy her for this man she has, and feel like I may be falling in love with him. Help! Response: My friend–who wears the same size dress as I do–had a stunning gown that I wanted to borrow to ...

Call it the green-eyed monster. Call it spite, pettiness, insecurity. It's not a very satisfying way to live. How does one rid oneself of envy?

It's one thing not to steal the stuff; but not even to desire it? Really now, isn't G-d being somewhat unreasonable with this one?

The squire asked Shmuel to bring the priceless diamond he had inherited from his parents. All the guests waited breathlessly to behold this rare, precious gem . . .

When we see people who seem to have more than us, we become overly focused on what they have and we lose consciousness of our own blessings.

Whether they deserved the bonuses is also irrelevant. Even the fact that these bonuses were given to people who helped create this financial mess is not important here...