NUM91 Focus on the good someone is doing or has done. The Torah teaches that when the Israelites received the spirit of God and started to prophecy, Joshua, Moses' assistant and successor, became alarmed, and asked Moses to restrain him. But Moses refused, saying, "Are you wrought up on my account? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets" (Numbers 11:26 – 29). Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) taught that an envious person should force himself to focus on the good traits of those whom he envies. Don't look at the person whom you envy with an 'evil eye,'" Rabbi Nachman cautioned, and don't downplay or try to explain away any good that person has done. Rather, look upon that person with a "generous eye"; if you force yourself to appreciate her good actions, you may come to believe that her good fortune was deserved, which will help you to stop envying her.