Are we just upset about a vine?

Monday September 19th, Jonah 3: the LORD said, "You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. 11 But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?" The vine provided both shade and comfort to Jonah while he was brooding over God’s grace shown to Nineveh (Baghdad). Both the vine and the changed lives were gifts from God. Jonah is upset about the vine which was his gift rather than the changed lives which were God’s gifts to others. It seems petty doesn’t it? None of us are immune and we often find ourselves possessive of our gifts as we demonstrate a callous approach to others. The Kyoto accords are one example. To ascribe to them could have some negative short term affects on U.S. profits. It could also have some positive long term affects on millions of lives of individuals living in low lying and coastal areas throughout the world. Are we not in effect just upset about a vine? Are we not blessed to be a blessing, not just to ourselves, but to all humanity created in the image of God?