Will you shut up about your envy of [them]? For one day, for one hour, for one minute will you just stop and give a thought to reality?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker criticizes someone for focusing on envy rather than reality.
- In plain terms
- Stop envying others and look at reality.
- What can you take from it?
- Envy distracts from reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you focused on reality?
- What drives your envy?
Another view
It dismisses envy as unproductive.
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