But our focus today is not the evil person, nor the fool. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. An ordinary sinner is hard to love for many reasons, but let's take a look at three major ones. If I had his house, job, advantages, skills, etc. One writer refers to this as the universal myth of the greener grass.
Life usually looks better at someone else's place.
According to the Bible, this envy causes all kinds of problems. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight.