Envy

Envy kills. Envy hurts. Like a mother.
It causes bitterness and misfortune.

This week's parsha was about how Moses gave over the leadership to Joshua.
G-d said to him, "Your time is up. You're done."
Moses was not happy that he was not going to be permitted into the Holy Land.
He yearned to. His worked his whole life toward the goal of bringing the Jews to their Redemption - to their land - Israel.

And there, he stood, lost in his deep disappointment, though that really does not do justice in defining what he felt exactly.

So Joshua was to be appointed as the next leader of the Jewish People.
Moses begged G-d to at least be allowed to serve as Joshua's disciple, though Joshua had been Moses' disciple up until that point.

Then came the auspicious moment for Joshua to enter the Tent to speak with G-d.

Upon his exit, Moses confronted him, excitedly curious as to what G-d had spoken with him about.

Joshua was unimpressed.
He said, "For all the years as Your disciple, I never once asked you what your business with G-d was."
And Moses understood.

When one is envious of another, he is actually declaring that G-d's distribution of good to His creations is wrong. Rather, we should be accepting of and grateful for all materialistic things we have been granted, as well as of our wellfare in all other areas.