on envy and it's antithesis

To compare is to err, but, oh, how hard it is to do otherwise!

Comparison leads to envy,
envy leads to hate,
hate leads to....
well, you know this one.

Indeed, those who face such a problem know that there is 'no rest for the wicked':
the vicious cycle of envy and looking at others' green pastures and wishing and longing and fighting for which is never enough.

Stratagems to do otherwise:
to look at, aspire to, the one who is perfect, and who in that perfection loves all who are imperfect.

At age 14, I learnt that attrition and pressure release were weathering processes in Geography.
At 23, I am learning that contrition and loving are processes too.