E n v y #5

Fragment 0009 Envy is misery dressed as admiration. La Rochefoucauld said it well—envy is the declaration of our own inferiority. And yet, how tirelessly we work to awaken it. We paint our joy in brighter colors, frame it under neon lights, and post it in the square of the blind, hoping to be seen by the very eyes we secretly despise. Envy is not born—it is curated. A poison we bottle ourselves, and serve to the world with a smile."