The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-03-05
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Envy.
We have chosen tbs hated word envy, as
the sexz fc- short article. merely by way q
pzs.iu1e. o. 10 be more candid, for the iusEgHc-
non q such q Cur readers As desire to p7pSi
By good advice We hAve said that envy Is =
hated 'zord. ard II this We are horne cus by
The te6altion VIXEN We turn 10 the dictionary,
Worcester defines envy, as follows: 30 hate
or dislike another for sxcelIencs, happiness or
success . 70 grisve Il say qualities Ofe1cel-
Isnce, o. gifts oE fortune n another, 10 grudge,f
20 feel pain 81 the sight Of excellence or fe-
Lcisy, 70 feel envy, pain, vexasiou, or haired
fels a. the sight Of the sxcellenee. happiness
or prosperity OF others, grudge Of the good Of
another, - -'ul4Llce, iIl-will. ulllyuiEy, spite
We give the entire list, 4s we ind 1t IN the
large edition Of Worcestsr's dictionary, as
pzuof that the word envy, Is only used TO de-
scribe the basess passion Of the human heart.
The individual who Is panied $; the prosperity
q bis rsighbor, Or who cannot hear 70 hear
good word uttered q his neighbor, IS one Of
the moss pi1iable objects II society, for such
uan Is eaten Up by envy. malice, ill-wiu,
spite, and ali unchArisabieasss, ard is the
z0ss p.ti4ele of al objects. We regret TO ai-
nit that such creatures have been found TO
exist IN every age and country, aud we pre-
sune vii cozsiags 10 the end Of tune
The nan " woman Ct an enUogs and mall
csous uature IS more 70 be Pisied than blamed,
because they are Of Al isuo5ls nature and seem
10 be compelled 70 follow the bent Of thefr IN
fortunate disposition per force rather than Of
choice This i the case AZ least IN some in
s-a1ces, II ~e are 70 believe the persons them
selves for who has ros heard Sous Of these
unhappy creatures accuse themselves Of envy,
hatred and ilI-wiII towards their reighbors
without any adequate 4ssigrabIe cause. Who
has r0- heard persons say I bate such and
such person, and yss that person has never
done ne any harm - i dislike the person
and can't tel Why ! % So Such declars-
lions are the rezuIE Of the hateful passion Of
envy, which Ike canksr worm, gr4ws It the
heart strings Of the poor wretch whose soul Is
panied If his usizhbor possesses any virtue Or
excellence that lis bassr nature viii not allow
hin 70 possess. We have deep feeling Of
gs1Ulne ecumiserzticu for all such unfurru-
r4ssss and regret that they are 50 constituted
IS not 70 De able to rejoice !. the prosperity
q others, tc- Il i true, thzE
--sass envy ~izasrs AZ aaltaer's !sy.
AL 1Izss -llE =I-slzucz lE cannot raIch-''
Tue hateful feeling Of envy, like death, loves
! shining mark, and seldom or never becomes
sz-itsd 70 fever heat except against an objec
fzr above is reach As Ben johnson expresses
It: Envy sets the stronger seal On desert, y
ard -hus exhibits uore viyitIy the hiteous.
ness Of that malice towards worthy men, whicl
the sGyi0ls ever feel, and which never fail
70 bri1g back upon The malicious the scorpion
sting Of relaorse, when detected and held u
TO pCbLic e1acrazion as base HbeIsrs Of tru.
usriE and unabtruzive excellence Of character
/ How sad It Is that there are TO be found L
any community persons filed
-Sl-l tat= zldigaAa. envy Ehich tz-zs pale,
3gi s-cSzls even u a friend ErsEafIr
A1i arluas s1s worth IL .4la1E IEizaz4.f
For the hcu1r and the peace Of the good peo
/ pie cf Honolulu, We hope We have No sue
/ psfsoas 4s We have been describing IN OF
midst five have, then We are 10 be pi1ist
/ We ziI nat venture an opinion as 10 whe5he
this city Is afflicted with the curse Of ID
presence Of the suyi1us, the malicious IN
=PitefuI class alluded 70. We leave this 10 b
t1us by thQse who have lived here Ionzs
EhAa Ne have. There Is uo-zI II what =
have written On the subject u envy, which v
desire 10 incgIcate Il i this: That person
aud especially yoUag persons in whom Ii
foul passi1u q envy Is naturally strong, Al
wb1se u1rzI training has tesu neglected, {
Eho have not been cautioned against the ev
sEEcts 1f ind1lging II envy towards other
szch persons sho1ld strive With all their uisE
against this vice, which If iDduIzed in VI
reuisr them uizer1bIe far life, s1d make Ihe
o6lscls 20 be hztsd and sh1n1ed By the III!
and the gVod of any Community they nay liz
II; for It i fact that the su7iou9 arz al~aJ
liars, aud therefore hated objects, who liz
0uly 70 be di=pizsd- How necessary therefor
It Il for the yoCng 10 avoid this pitfaIl Of euv
By sUbstiEu-inZ therefore The u1re noble fee
ing of emulation; aud thus generously erl
tzrd II the battle Of life for excellence Al
prosperity dy P-ziseE1rthy eE5rt, which vi
always bring Is Eich reward n tie spprov
of a calm AID quiet eoUsciznce. and the sppr
tasiau of tkzir feIioE men