Roman mythology tells that one day a miser and an envious man went to the god Jupiter to ask him to grant their wishes… Jupiter, wanting to teach them a lesson, agreed — on the condition that whatever one of them asked for would be given to the other in double. The miser, who wished for a room full of gold, received it, but became bitter when he saw that his companion had been given twice as much gold. Seeing what had happened, the envious man then wished that one of his eyes would be pierced, so that the miser would become blind in both. 📌 Envy is such a sordid poison that a man is willing to inflict suffering upon himself, as long as the other suffers more. Instead of seeking to prosper, he prefers to level the world through ruin, making everyone equal in misery.