I am always so curious about the word jealousy. It always has been more than just a word to me. This emotion ruins my mood all the time. It is just so powerful that it can turn any nice thing into a disaster. I always wanted to learn how to avoid having this emotion, or at least learn to handle when it strikes. And so I thought of searching for definitions and some ways on how to handle this very unpleasant emotion.
Jealousy - suspicion; is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, friendship, or love. Jealousy often consists of a combination of emotions such as anger, sadness, and disgust. Jealousy differs from envy in that jealousy is about something one has and is afraid of losing, while envy refers to something one does not have and either wants to acquire or to prevent another from acquiring.
Having known the meaning of jealousy, I got to thinking that maybe I am not jealous. How can I be jealous if I don't even possess the things I am afraid to lose? But how can this be envy if no one has the right to own the property?
Now that I have learned this, do I have to search on how to handle it? I am sure that I know deep down what I shall do when jealousy or envy strikes into my mood. Maybe I just have to pray that this will never happen again and ask for forgiveness in having such an unpleasant and disgusting emotion. I should avoid seeing things that provoke this emotion. I should ignore the thoughts and think of something else. And most importantly, I should be quiet and take no hold on the things I am afraid to lose, because once I become possessive that's the time when I don't possess anything at all.
"Live on doubts; it becomes madness or stops entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty."
Jealousy - suspicion; is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, friendship, or love. Jealousy often consists of a combination of emotions such as anger, sadness, and disgust. Jealousy differs from envy in that jealousy is about something one has and is afraid of losing, while envy refers to something one does not have and either wants to acquire or to prevent another from acquiring.
Having known the meaning of jealousy, I got to thinking that maybe I am not jealous. How can I be jealous if I don't even possess the things I am afraid to lose? But how can this be envy if no one has the right to own the property?
Now that I have learned this, do I have to search on how to handle it? I am sure that I know deep down what I shall do when jealousy or envy strikes into my mood. Maybe I just have to pray that this will never happen again and ask for forgiveness in having such an unpleasant and disgusting emotion. I should avoid seeing things that provoke this emotion. I should ignore the thoughts and think of something else. And most importantly, I should be quiet and take no hold on the things I am afraid to lose, because once I become possessive that's the time when I don't possess anything at all.
"Live on doubts; it becomes madness or stops entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty."
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