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check my precis
paper 2010
Of all the characteristics of ordinary human nature envy is the most unfortunate; not only does the envious person wish to inflict misfortune and do so whenever he can with impunity, but he is also himself rendered unhappy by envy. instead of deriving pleausre from what he has, he derives pain from what others have. if he can, he deprives others of their advantages, which to him is as desirable as as it would be to secure the same advantages himself. if this passion is allowed to run riot it becomes fatal to all excellence,and even the most useful exercise of exceptional skill. why should a medical man go to see his patients in a car when the labourer has to walk to his work? why should the scientifc investigator be allowed to spend his time in a warm room when others have to face the inclemency of the elements? why should a man who possesses some rare talent of great importance to the world be saved fromt he drudgery of his own housework? to such questions envy finds no answer. fortunately, however, there is in human nature a compensating passion, namely that of admiration. whosoever wishes to increase human happiness must wish to increase admiration and to diminish envy. what cure is there for envy? for the saint there is the cure of selflessness, though even in the case of saints envy of other saints is by no means impossible. but, leaving saints out of account, the only cure of envy in the case of ordinary men and women is happiness, and the difficulty is that envy is itself a terrible obstacle to happiness. but the envious man may say: 'what is the good of telling me that the cure of envy is happiness? i cannot find happiness while i continue to feel envy, and you tell me that i cannot cease to be envious until i find happiness.' but real life is never so logical as this. mereley to realize the cause of one's own envious feeling is to take a long step towards curing them. PREcis envy is the most dangerous characteristic of human nature. getting pleasure by causing pain to others is the misery of an envious man. he seeks pleasure in tormenting other but ends up in torturing himself. watching others getting privileges and comforts makes him discomfort, and he finds more happiness in depriving other from such facilities than getting these for himself. happiness and milk of human kindness ca counter the malicious feeling of envy. but that's the dilemma of envy and happiness, the envious man can find happiness; and without happiness, he can get rid of this baleful feature of his nature. however recognizing this feeling is a step towards cure. P.S please tell if the last sentence is necessary or can be skipped? |
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answer to precis
its ok. practice more. in second line its uncomfortable not discomfort
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