How not to be jealous
How not to be jealous
What does not give us peace day or night? What provokes aggression, depression and generates some complexes? What can destroy even the strongest friendship? Meet Her Majesty Envy!
Not only is envy one of the sevenmortal sins, but it is also, unfortunately, one of the most common emotions that literally destroys human nature, so maybe it's time to get rid of envy. Let the path of healing be thorny and complex, but it's worth it.
The first step in solving the problem is her awareness. Admit yourself honestly that you are jealous of this or that person, and then try to understand why you experience such emotions in relation to him? Most likely, he has something that you do not have, or he does something much better than you. So what prevents you from becoming more perfect? Work on yourself. Direct the envy in the right direction. Let other people's achievements turn into your own goal. So you will immediately kill two birds with one stone - and get rid of envy and achieve certain results in this or that field, and maybe even surpass your opponent and subsequently yourself.
Of course, it is much easier to complain about life andseek an excuse for his behavior, drowning more and more in his laziness and losing himself among his own fears. Nobody said that it would be easy. As one of the Chinese proverbs says, "The road to 1000 li begins with the first step." So do it already.
On the other hand, stop permanentlycompare yourself with others. Direct all your attention to your personal characteristics and achievements. Only strongly do not flirt, and then you will have to get rid of pride or narcissism. Surely, you have at least one advantage, although, most likely, there are many more. So develop them. In history, many examples of the transformation of the ugly duckling into a beautiful swan.
Thirdly, keep as far as possible from people who are constantly jealous of everyone. As they say, a bad example is contagious.
Fourth, learn to genuinely rejoice over others. We so easily respond to a request for help, when friends are known in trouble, and very skeptical when someone is learned in joy.