Ecclesiastes 4:4 says, "Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit." (KJV) I just want to share some thoughts that came to me as I read this verse. This verse points out a truth that is part of our basic human nature. Do we look at the exciting things happening in the lives of others and automatically say, "Whoo hoo, good for that person! They work hard and deserve it!" Or do we automatically wonder, "What about me?" I believe our basic human inclination is to look at the situation of others and compare it to ourselves and how we are doing. My son had a playmate at daycare who made me laugh a lot because she was a perfect example of this "what about me" mentality. If I told my son, "Let's go, we're having friends over tonight," this playmate would say (in a soulful 3 year old voice and huge puppy eyes), "I don't h
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