Envy.

According to Christian teaching, all men have a tendency toward seven sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy, and pride. As for me, and according to my life experience and many years of observation, I believe that the most insidious sin is envy. If we ponder this subject and critically look at our own lives, we discover that maybe somewhere and somehow we had been victims of people’s ill-natured actions, which were rendered by human envy.


Envy, a hideous, ugly, abominable and cruel trait, can be a reason for imperceptible bad changes in the hearts of our friends. People affected by this disease are completely unaware of it, go trough psychological changes, and alter their behavior towards their friends, colleagues, and family. Everything that you have built in your relationship with this person might disappear just in seconds.

Her Majesty Envy destroys everything: friendship, faith, loyalty, and most importantly, the human heart. Envy is as an insidious poison that ploughs through one’s veins and slowly destroys a human soul. There is an expression "white envy," when a person is ingenuously glad for the success of his acquaintances, friends, or just people around him. What makes me sad is that boundary between “white envy” and “black envy” is so nebulous and vague that people don’t notice when they accidentally slip over to the other side. Unfortunately the "gray" zone, in this case, does not exist.

It wouldn’t be fair from my side to be discussing this topic and not admitting that maybe, more than once, I have also been affected by this plague. You know, somebody has a better car, a bigger house or simply whiter teeth ... (there are always a million reasons to be found!). But in the end, I realized that there are always people in our immense world who somewhere, somehow are better situated. Wasting your time, your energy, and strength on a painful and useless desire to be better than others is just demeaning and destructive; moreover, envy destroys and tears down heart and soul. We are all just merely human with our greatnesses and weaknesses.

It’s human to make a mistake, but to forget it is divine. Our life would be much better off if we all would eradicate this wickedness, and find rejoicing and appeasement in our own lives! I am sure that every human has a rich and prosperous life in some perspectives. Enjoy and cherish every minute given to us by omnipotent God. Be not afraid of showing gladness for your friends or neighbors sake, and your generosity will be rewarded more than once!