19-10-2020, 05:21 PM
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Re: Jealousy
Originally Posted by Tedc
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What would be the point, of being Rich & Famous, if there were no poor people around to be jealous of you?
19-10-2020, 05:28 PM
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Re: Jealousy
Originally Posted by realspeed
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I have to disagree, if you have worked damn hard all your life what is wrong with showing what you have achieved?I am proud of what I /we have got seeing we started off with less than nothing(Sue owed on her car with HP to finish paying off). Just shows nothing is impossible if ones mind is determined enough
is the "have nots" that a jealous of those that "have"
unfortunately jealousy can bring out the worst in people in the way they react to others making their lives a misery.
19-10-2020, 05:55 PM
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Re: Jealousy
Originally Posted by Mags
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All I can say is both my father and my husband were hard workers, both spent all their working years with the same Company (in my father's case it was 51 years) and were well respected which was shown in their retirement. Never have I ever known either to be jealous of anyone or anything.
I wish all the family would have been of the same ilk. Regrettably, not all was.
That's life.
19-10-2020, 05:58 PM
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Re: Jealousy
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Me? I've never been jealous but I have been envious on occasions but that's OK.ENVY, like greed, is good. It motivates people to get or get more.
Neither envy nor jealousy are good. People who are excessively greedy are evil &@$%ers. They’ll step on anyone to get what they want because they don’t give a $&#% about others or how they feel. In summary, they think they are better than others and more deserving.
Therefore I respectfully disagree.
19-10-2020, 05:59 PM
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Re: Jealousy
Originally Posted by Besoeker
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Mags, I quite understand that. My father was the same side. Respected and given respect. I wish all the family would have been of the same ilk. Regrettably, not all was.
That's life.
19-10-2020, 06:40 PM
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Re: Jealousy
Originally Posted by Bratti
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Envy IS jealousy. They are synonymous. Neither envy nor jealousy are good. People who are excessively greedy are evil &@$%ers. They’ll step on anyone to get what they want because they don’t give a $&#% about others or how they feel. In summary, they think they are better than others and more deserving.
Therefore I respectfully disagree.
Or what is wrong with doing what it takes to get what you want and not giving a damn about others or how they feel?
As for feeling better than others or more deserving - that has nothing to do with it. It's just about getting what a person wants.
Probably best described as living in a dog-eat-dog world. I recognised that seventy years ago and it's stood me and my family in VERY good stead.
19-10-2020, 06:54 PM
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Re: Jealousy
Originally Posted by Bratti
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Envy IS jealousy. They are synonymous. Neither envy nor jealousy are good. People who are excessively greedy are evil &@$%ers. They’ll step on anyone to get what they want because they don’t give a $&#% about others or how they feel. In summary, they think they are better than others and more deserving.
Therefore I respectfully disagree.
Jealousy, by comparison, is an extremely emotional and baseless (?) state of mind. Sounds dramatic and it can be, but in the Latin world jealously is regarded perfectly natural and good.
EDIT to add question mark after baseless.
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