Human Envy: Is It Part of Human Nature?

For what reasons do we feel envy to others? For the things we don't have that they have? For the achievements they accomplished that we didn't? For the way they're living their life while we are struggling on our own? Being envious is one of the worst thing to feel in this world. Having dissatisfactions in life for what you don't have and comparing your life to others. As a human being, I also experience being envious. In fact everyone of us does. Now my question is, is this part of human nature?

I don't like someone to feel envious about me because we are all good in our own way but sometimes the people who felt envy towards us, are the ones who wants to destroy us so that their walls will be greater than us. That is sometimes why I like to keep things private because I don't like to create an environment for enviousness. I stay away from things where there are comparison and competition. Simply because I don't like tensions from someone and I want to live a peaceful and just a happy life.

I would also not deny that there are times of my life that I really feel so much envy to others who are getting all they want while here I am, struggling to even get something I need. It's really bad to felt jealousy to others because you will feel that there's a sharpness inside your heart and I don't want to feel that for the rest of my life. If I stay being envious towards the others, it's not going to make me better nor it will make me successful so I have realized that we shouldn't let envy corrupt our system.

Being envious will make you feel that there is lacking in your life. Being envious will lead you to compete to others. Being envious will make you discontented everytime you see someone overpowering you. Jealousy is a normal feeling in this world and it doesn't make you the most bad person on the Earth. But you need to find a way not to let it change your personality and not to let it change your perspectives. Stop it by having gratitude for what you have in life, do not focus on the things you don't have instead focus on what you got.

If you felt envy towards someone, you need to acknowledge that feeling and stop the denial.

It is normal to feel a little jealousy but if you use that jealousy to destroy someone's life so they won't succeed, then you are the worst and you suck.

I agree that it's part of human nature to felt envy as you know we are all a sinner since the day Eve eaten the apple that God forbids. But you have the choice if you let the evil feeling to rule over you. Think about being envious to someone all the time, does it even make you happy? Of course it doesn't. Instead of being jealous, why not turn someone's achievements and success into an inspiration? Just say "one day I will become like them too." Work hard and do your best in life so that you will achieve what you want someday. Be patient and one day your time will come.

Life is not a race after all. There's no finish line for who succeeds first. Take things slowly. Do not rush. Do not based your progress to the progress of others. Take things as if they are a big journey. Destroying someone's life will not make you successful in your life. Competing to someone will not even make you successful. Just put this thought in your mind instead that "if they were able to do it, then so you are." Let us erase the envious feeling in our hearts and replace it with an inspired heart. It's not difficult to be inspired, you will only find yourself motivated everytime you see someone succeeds.

January 22, 2022