Envy and the darkness of human nature
The contemporary view of envy is that it is little more than a superficial social vice . . .
Geoffrey Fisk
It tends to be seen as a core aspect of sin with a key role in unleashing human destructivity. It is the comical figure of Mrs. Bucket in BBC TV's 'Keeping Up Appearances', with her insatiable desire to acquire symbols of social status, that typifies this modern trend.
