I see you Envy
Some thoughts on when Envy visits.
Is envy always the malign force lurking inside? The one that’s been there ever since you were a child.
I first noticed mine through sibling rivalry. When I didn’t have all the things I wanted but could see.
But now that I am much older I see it everywhere causing much pain, consternation and despair.
Constantly whispering, don’t forget about me, amplifying its existence in social and economic hierarchies.
You see envy is duplicitous and will forever stay. As much as you suppress it. It is part of the human way!
But that’s the negative reputation of envy you see. There is another side that could help you and me.
Envy can be forged for a greater good. Which is contradictory to the common notion of a malicious servitude.
Envy tells us about who we are who we admire, and watch from afar.
Envy tells us about what we want. What we hold dear and consider important.
Envy in its good form offers the seeds for motivation to strive for better and pursue until we get. But it only helps if absorbed lightly and you learn to forget.
So the next time you entertain Envy Be sure to question which form. Choose carefully how you sit with it. It could be your making, or cause such a storm!
Thanks for reading!
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