In “Envy,“ Joseph Epstein writes, ”Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all. Surely it is the one that people are least likely to own up to, for to do so is to admit that one is probably ungenerous, mean, small-hearted.”
In her 2006 article, Elaine Jarvik backs up Epstein’s observations by reporting that “in 30 years of listening to clients, Salt Lake psychologist Mark Owens has never had anyone come in and say, ‘I need help because of my problem with envy.’”
