ENVY

SHORT STORY

Cub’s fan (Emotions: Envy/Rage)

A modest family of three. Julian, his older brother Jacob and mother June live together in a small block cabin. June tries her best as a waiter, but her meager earnings are so that she can hardly afford anything except that is necessary to survive.
One day quite near his birthday, June asks Julian to get Jacob breakfast. Lately, Jacob has been leaving the house early on the weekends to play soccer with his friends – his mother
must have forgot. He stomps his feet. He knows with Julian gone he will have to do all of todays chore work solely for the second day. Just as he starts to turn back, a gust of wind swings the door open. On the immediate shelf is a Chicago Cubs cap. Julian is the biggest cubs fan. A look of sorrow falls on his face. It is so
close to his birthday and Jacob seems to be getting a gift of praise – and at present, doesn’t seem fair.

Julian really really wants this hat. He cannot control himself. He snatches the cap and quickly runs through the yard. He walks to a fresh puddle of water. With a swift pitch it transforms to filth. Later this evening Jacob arrives home with a soaking wet cap in his hands. His eyes are somewhat stretched. He apologizes for his absence and hands his mother the cap. Julian, satisfied, grins away and awaits punishment. June walks to Julian and gently strokes his head.

“You just threw away your birthday gift.”

ENVY
Having emotions that you lack a certain quality that another individual has is called envy. The more similar a person is with the relished trait or quality, the more envious. Envy can be seen as good if seen by the perspective it motivates an individual to do better. While envy’s cousin jealousy is targeted at a person, envious people target a possession. Envious people take delight at others misfortune, trying to outperform or size-down one another. Frequent causes of envy are a perceived lack of materials and perceived lack of status.

CURE: A person who is envious is confused on what it is to be happy. The individual must realize it is not through material or physical outside things that will create happiness. Uplift yourself about being grateful about the things you do own in the present, making the best use of it.

ENVY (Quotes)
“Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.” – Francis Beamont

“The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.” – Victor Hugo

“Envy is the art of wanting the other fellow’s blessings instead of your own.” – Harold Coffin

“Hatred is active, and envy passive dislike; these is but one step from envy to hate.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“Never trust anyone who wants what you’ve got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.” – Eubie Blake

“Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.” – Oliver Stone