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Envy...

It always arises from comparison. "Why can he/she do it and I can't?" we ask ourselves in our minds, casting an evil glance at the other person. The question reveals our inferiority, and therefore can never be asked out loud. This is the sin of Lucifer, who envied man, the sin of Cain towards Abel, the sin of Iago towards Othello, but also the sin of Grimilda towards Snow White. The vice usually brings pleasure, but not envy, which is a poison of the soul and generates torment and suffering: a person is furious when he sees the happiness and well-being of others, perceiving it as a humiliation of his existence and a sign of his own failure. From Antiquity to modern democratic societies where envy finds its ideal soil, from fairy tales to the television news of our days, the author tells about the metamorphosis of this "bitter" passion that poisons relationships, deprives one's own self, paralyses vitality, and can even lead to violence when it turns into resentment.