Jealousy.

Jealousy is fear.

Fear of losing the love of the parent.

And this fear extends to losing the love of the Divine Parent.

This is demonstrated in the myth of Cain And Abel.

Cain was jealous of the virtuous Abel whose offering to God was favored over his own.  And he killed Abel in his rage.

But God put a mark on Cain so that no man would kill him.

Why is this?

We must remember that this is a myth not history.

So the mark of Cain is symbolic not literal.

Perhaps it is warning against revenge or an injunction against killing itself.

But the fact remains it is fear that inspired Cain's rage.

It is fear of the older child against the younger in families.

And it is jealousy of the wicked against the good.

This primordial fear is at the root of much of the evil in our world.

Even to the point of murder.

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