> My question is this: is envy a good thing? Well, envy causes suffering, and suffering is bad; so no, envy is not good. You can not want something so badly th

> My question is this: is envy a good thing? Well, envy causes suffering, and suffering is bad; so no, envy is not good. You can not want something so badly that you get it. It's true that chance favors the prepared mind, but not always. What can you do to be happy now? It's not that hard. There is honor and pleasure in cutting an onion well.