Envy and jealousy are powerful enemies that corrupt the mind. They can destroy and gnaw away at the plant of happiness in the garden of your heart and lay hold of your innermost being.
There once was an Indian prince who marvelled at one of his fellow believers, a poor man, who could rejoice without envy at the beauty and gracefulness of the prince’s wife. The prince, puzzled, questioned him and the poor man explained happily: ‘Why should I not rejoice in beauty, especially if it does not occasion me any worry or responsibility? You have the burden of overseeing all your wealth and of providing for all your wife’s needs while I, on the other hand, can rejoice in just looking at her, without any worry or dismay.’
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