Thought for the Month - Who Said It?

You must learn to be happy and filled with joy when others are acclaimed as good and are respected for their virtues and the ideals they hold dear. You must cultivate broad outlook and purity of motives. You must be ever vigilant that the demon of envy does not possess you. The demon of envy is certain to destroy all that is precious within you. It will even ruin your health and damage your digestive system. It will rob you of sleep. It will sap your physical and mental stamina and reduce you to the state of chronic illness. Hence, if someone is praised and you desire it, you must resolve to emulate those who do better than you and earn equal appreciation. You must strive to acquire knowledge, skills and experience as much as others. That is the proper ambition you must have.
-BABA