Rise Above It

Envy eats away
your exterior...devours 
your heart and your soul...
Pray try to rise above it
Your friend's wife -- Do not covet!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
June 28, 2019 at 4:34 AM
Envy is such a sad choice for people; true enough!
Wolf Avatar
June 28, 2019 at 10:17 AM
Envy, Lust, and (Pursuit of) Honor remove a person from the world...So say the venerable Sages of Old. They're right. :) gw
Iqbal Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 7:27 PM
Interesting one haha
Wolf Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 8:58 PM
OK, Shiraz. Thanks for the view and the viewpoint. ~ gw
Ravidas Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 4:44 PM
Pretty sarcastic)
Wolf Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 5:49 PM
Would you expect anything less than sarcasm from yours truly?! LOL. Maybe it's because I eat a lot of sardines. (I really do). They say you are what eat. Now I'm sardonic. (Groan). :) gw
Gauthier Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 4:23 PM
Good advice, Gershon!
Wolf Avatar
June 27, 2019 at 5:38 PM
Hey, lifted the last three words straight from the old Holy Book. Do not covet is, of course, the 10th commandment of the Decalogue (whatever that means, LOL. :) gw
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