A disciple once sought out his teacher to complain that he was always the object of petty aggressions and disrespect. Puzzled, he protested, "Reb, why is that wherever I go, someone is always stepping on my toes?" The rabbi replied without hesitation, "It's because you occupy so much space that people have no choice but to step on your toes!"
— Nilton Bonder, The Kabbalah of Envy