Envy.
The second in my series for Seven Deadly Sins week in totw. Envy.
Like greed, Envy (Latin, invidia) may be characterized by an insatiable desire; they differ, however, for two main reasons. First, greed is largely associated with material goods, where as envy may apply more generally. Second, those who commit the sin of envy resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking, and wish the other person to be deprived of it. Dante defined this as "a desire to deprive other men of theirs." In Dante's Purgatory, the punishment for the envious is to have their eyes sewn shut with wire because they have gained sinful pleasure from seeing others brought low. Aquinas described envy as "sorrow for another's good."
If I had the time today, I would have tried to figure out a way to wire my eyes shut for the shot (ha), but unfortunately, I got home later than I'd expected and was losing my light. So you get the angry, spiteful, envious green tears of girl who has the green eyes of envy. Not so much right now, but you know, we've all been envious of somebody at some point, so it's not that tough to draw on that emotion when you need it.
I have to say, though, that right now I'm pretty happy with what I have in my life. I may not be in the best financial situation of all time, but I have so much love in my life right now that it's impossible to ignore just how very blessed I am. And while I do occasionally envy those with the money to hop flights all around the world on a whim or buy big fancy houses or designer clothes, for the most part I take comfort in knowing that thing most coveted in this world (by many, at least) is something that I have overflowing my cup. Love.
Happy Monday, friends.
365 Days (self portraits): Day 356
TOTW: Seven Deadly Sins - Envy
The Vent: Colors
Envy.
The second in my series for Seven Deadly Sins week in totw. Envy.
Like greed, Envy (Latin, invidia) may be characterized by an insatiable desire; they differ, however, for two main reasons. First, greed is largely associated with material goods, where as envy may apply more generally. Second, those who commit the sin of envy resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking, and wish the other person to be deprived of it. Dante defined this as "a desire to deprive other men of theirs." In Dante's Purgatory, the punishment for the envious is to have their eyes sewn shut with wire because they have gained sinful pleasure from seeing others brought low. Aquinas described envy as "sorrow for another's good."
If I had the time today, I would have tried to figure out a way to wire my eyes shut for the shot (ha), but unfortunately, I got home later than I'd expected and was losing my light. So you get the angry, spiteful, envious green tears of girl who has the green eyes of envy. Not so much right now, but you know, we've all been envious of somebody at some point, so it's not that tough to draw on that emotion when you need it.
I have to say, though, that right now I'm pretty happy with what I have in my life. I may not be in the best financial situation of all time, but I have so much love in my life right now that it's impossible to ignore just how very blessed I am. And while I do occasionally envy those with the money to hop flights all around the world on a whim or buy big fancy houses or designer clothes, for the most part I take comfort in knowing that thing most coveted in this world (by many, at least) is something that I have overflowing my cup. Love.
Happy Monday, friends.
365 Days (self portraits): Day 356
TOTW: Seven Deadly Sins - Envy
The Vent: Colors