Cain and Abel
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CORE DEFINITION
The first pair of brothers in human history. Cain, the elder brother, killed his younger brother Abel out of jealousy because God favored Abel's offering over his own. This symbolizes the archetype of fratricidal strife and peer envy.
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The cruelty of horizontal competition. We often do not envy strangers (far away) or the great (above us), but we envy most those 'brothers' who are similar to us in origin and close in position. In peer management, the Cain complex is an undercurrent that must be guarded against.
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Cain and Abel are the first pair of brothers in Genesis; the elder brother killed the younger out of jealousy for being favored. It reveals the law of 'horizontal envy': people are most prone to envy peers (brothers/colleagues) who are similar in origin and position, rather than distant strangers or superiors.
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