Monday, 4 August 2014

The sideways look without the backstory

When a man works hard - and does well - his neighbor carps at him. "It is all very well for you to talk - you have it easy!" Of course he has it easy, because he has worked hard and is now enjoying the fruits of his labor. His neighbor sees it as unfair and vexes himself over the problem considerably.
Douglas Wilson, Joy at the End of the Tether

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