Well the definition of envy is: a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

Sometimes I think we feel discontented because we haven't consistently done the hard work to make our own luck. Some of our talents are what we were born with but our talents are just wasted if we don't try to develop them into worthwhile actions that positively effect others. It is a tall order but what we need to focus on. Focusing on other possessions, qualities, or luck is wasting valuable time. Time we could be using to make ourselves more like who we want to be. Envy is the opposite of hope. Hope is envisioning that we could be just like the people who we look up to. It is one of the worst emotions and contributes to depression.