The Man MakesEnvy is the tax a man pays on a life he never decided to want.
A secure man is not threatened by another man's success. He is not keeping score in a game he never agreed to play.
Insecurity turns every other man into a measuring stick. His friend gets the promotion and something sours. He congratulates with his mouth while his eyes compete. The secure man feels none of that drag, because his worth was never on the table. Another man eating well does not take food off his plate. He can be genuinely glad, and gladness, it turns out, is its own kind of strength.
The Stoic source
Epictetus, Enchiridion 5Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things.
Translated by George Long
The Scripture
Proverbs 14:30, KJVA sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
The move
Tell one person specifically why their recent win is good — and mean every word. Practice being glad without the hook.