I spent most of my childhood wondering why, since I was not susceptible and those I knew who were tempted in that direction only had minor levels of that flaw, so that I misunderstood its damage at full force. It was only once I started interacting with liberals that I understood the full power and evil of envy. As always, God got that one right. As always, those of us who are tempted in that direction need to fight that temptation, not wallow in it.
You make a good point and I had the same experience. As a kid, I never understood the covet thing. Why would I want something that is someone else's? It didn't make sense to me THEN, but as you put it, it didn't make sense until I met liberals.
I just posted on another thread that you can go through the “Big 10” and easily demonstrate how the left is opposed to all of them.
10 - Liberal ideology and socialism are based on envy.
9 - “you’ll be better off if we take what the rich have”, “you don’t have because they do have”
8 - And we’ll use violence (ie, government) to steal what they have
7 - Adultery? Have at it! Sex Positive!
6 - Don’t kill the convicted murderer, but that innocent baby in the womb? Go for it, you’ll be better off without it (see 9)
5 - Your parents don’t know as much as you and your teachers do. Pay attention to us, not them.
4 - Sabbath Day? What’s that?
3 - @@#$%@#! @#&$*@!!!
2 - hmmmm... do they worship “graven” images? Movie/TV stars perhaps?
1 - is there anything that DOESN’T come before the one true God with these people?
Great point, thank you for posting.