The Tinge of Jealousy

I feel it to a small extent - a little tinge of it - those times I hear about friends going on vacations to fun exotic places; friends of mine receiving special presents from their husbands; women I have known for ages getting plastic surgeries, losing weight, and looking now like models; Anyone who does not feel a tinge of jealousy toward those who are receiving the very thing one is longing for in one’s own life I think would not be human! But most of us can rise above the tinge of jealousy. All of us are gifted in one way or another. We need to have security in who we are, and gratefulness for all the gifts uniquely ours! Most likely, those whose good fortune we might covet are looking back at someone else with a tinge of jealousy. Nobody has everything they want! We cannot know the many facets of a person’s soul - their hidden insecurities, their dreams left unfulfilled. Maybe there exist a few on a higher plane with not a jot of jealousy inhabiting their heart. Until we reach that higher plane, We need to be as happy as we can be. Congratulate successes of your peers. Swallow any little bitterness and know. . . with hard work, you can achieve successes in your life. Imagine your dream and go for it! That thing which is of the uttermost importance will be the thing for which you ought to strive. What drives you? What brings you the most joy? Once you’ve answered those few questions, take stock of your own life. Are you doing all you can, despite even facing possible hardships in your current situation? Don’t sit back and daydream. Force a smile if you have to. Be happy for life’s winners. Envision a dream that is attainable for you; work for it, being grateful all the while for the talents you already have. Those with low esteem or prone to idleness and greed will not want to do the needful things. They will feel the tinge of jealousy; then let it fester. Growing and growing, it will manifest itself in acts of hideous deceit, or worse, jealousy can lead to murder and revenge. It happens all the time, for it’s the root of nearly every crime! Breathe. . . and let out jealousy. Feeling jealous means that you are human, but never go beyond the tinge of it!