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You know, yesterday's post had me thinking all day about this subject of jealousy. So I thought that I would speak about it today. Where does jealousy start? Where does it come from? I wish I knew so that I could track down the source and fight it with an axe! Let's take a look, shall we?
Most people get their first taste of jealousy when they are just little kids! Say Mom is having a new baby. The new baby starts to take up all of the attention...then a kid will start to act out or feel bad because of the feeling that the new baby has something he or she does not have: the love and attention (however untrue that is.) Or for kids who don't have siblings, they feel jealous because all the other kids have something that they don't have: a little brother or sister to boss around. Or a bigger brother or sister who will stick up for them against bullies.
It all comes down to somebody having something that you don't have. But I really wonder about the core of the feeling of jealousy. I mean there are plenty of things that people have that I don't feel jealous about. I see a man getting a speeding ticket: I don't feel jealous. I serve my customers potato salad, knowing that I will have fish for dinner: I don't feel jealous. I see someone pick up the library book that I was going to check out: I don't feel jealous. Maybe a little frustrated that I made the trip all the way to the library for that book and someone else got it; but not jealous.
So it has to be somebody having something that you don't have, that you want. That's where jealousy comes from, supposedly. But what about love relationships? Say you visit your boyfriend at work and you notice that one of his co-workers is none too shy in the flirting department. You feel jealous. But why? You're the one who has what she doesn't, and may possibly want. So why on earth is there jealousy here?
Tonight I am asking you. I can't possibly have all of the answers to everything, and this is something that I have let bother me in the past. Jealousy is an alignment blocker, so we need to figure out a way to bash it a way and place the alignment back.
Why do we REALLY feel jealousy? Where does it come from? How can we get rid of it for good?
If you know, please feel free to comment below. I would love to have a discussion on this. I will be searching for the answers and will post on my findings.
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