we’re taught that the best thing we can do with envious feelings is never to experience them in the first place. Envy hasn’t yet made its way into our register of experiences that we imagine could teach us anything. However, if we could learn to handle our envy correctly, if we think it through with sympathy and skill, then it could play a key role in alerting us to what we genuinely want. Envious thinking can be the gateway to deeper self-knowledge and a profound understanding of our underlying ambitions.
