These tales of envy were created so that we could see, to the full extent, the manifestations and effects of this foolish emotion.
Envy is said to have been the cause of the first murder in sacred history. Erin killed Abel because she couldn’t tolerate God having a preference for him. Many conflicts, and even wars, were born out of the envy of leaders or cities.
- Envy is the pain that occurs for the good of others.
- It is an emotion that almost everyone has felt at least once in a lifetime.
It happens when our identity is not very strong and we observe our deprivations through others, not ourselves.
“No one is truly worthy of envy. ” -Arthur Schopenhauer-
Envy can be cured and there are two ways to do it. The first is compassion: others also have their own needs, their own sufferings, and difficulties in achieving what they have.
The second is to recognize that what is also valuable to us and that we must strive to achieve what we want. Tales of envy remind us of these lessons.
There was a peacock that was deeply admired by other animals, the sun barely came out and started walking through the fields proud of its plumage, everyone was always waiting for the moment when it opened its fan and exposed everything. its beauty.
It is said that one day they arrived at the place foreign owls, all received them very kindly, the group of owls spoke until late at night, one pointed out that nearby there was a golden pheasant, and that he had never seen such a beautiful bird The others agreed.
The peacock, who listened to the conversation, could not believe it, this bird certainly had several flaws that others had not seen, the next morning he went to look for the pheasant, because he wanted to see it with his own eyes. got lost in the woods and was never seen again.
The moral of the first of our stories about envy: those who feel the urgency think that the merits of others diminish their own.
The second of the tales about envy says that there was a distant land in which the king wanted to know what was worse: envy or evil.
To find the answer, the ruler sent for the most envious and evil man in the kingdom. When the two appeared before him, he said, “Everyone can send whatever they want, but I’ll give the other twice as much. “
The little man was very uncomfortable. When you ask for something, you’re giving something too. Something similar happened to the envious. Then the little boy said he didn’t want anything. If I didn’t get anything, the other one wouldn’t get it either. It was the envious man’s turn and he said, “I want you to take one of my eyes off me. “
The moral of history is that an envious person is willing to suffer if, with it, he makes the other person suffer even more.
There was a fisherman selling crabs near the beach, he had two buckets in which he kept the animals, however, one of the buckets was covered and the other was not.
No one noticed this detail until a woman came over to see the products and was curious about the difference, she thought the animals could have different qualities, so she asked the fisherman why the difference was made.
The salesman showed the bucket with a lid and said, “These are Japanese crabs. “Showing the other bucket, he added, “And they’re national crabs. “What had the origin of the animals have to do with the fact that one bucket was covered and the other not?
The fisherman noticed the confusion and was willing to explain: “Japanese crabs escape easily. When one of them tries to get out, the others form a chain and help him until he can escape. Therefore, it is necessary to cover the bucket. ” In the case of national crabs, when they see that someone is trying to escape, do they hold them so they can’t?
The moral of the third story about envy is that someone who is envious prefers to get nothing, so that others do not understand.