Hello everyone!

Today I am here to talk about one of the many emotions we have, as our whole lives are largely driven by our own thoughts and emotions. So, what we think and how we feel tell a lot about our lives and the decisions we make in our lives.

Basically, everything has two sides, be it good or bad, positive or negative. Even a bad phase has something good about it and it’s up to us how we look and think about it. Same goes for negative emotions.

For example: Take one negative emotion, like pain or hurt - it makes us realize that something is wrong and we need to work on it, fear might teach one to step forward and be more courageous. There is a saying, “Everything you want is on the other side of fear”.

So, we can say that even in negative emotions we can find something positive. But, jealousy is one of the wasted emotions as it will take us no where, in fact we lose ourself somewhere and our dignity due to this emotion.

Why Jealousy?

Generally, emotions are natural occurrences, we do have some control over it but not full control. Not everyone faces jealousy as an emotion. Unlike other emotions, I feel like jealousy is not a natural occurrence, it’s our choice and we do have control over it.

Jealousy is one of the byproducts of comparisons. As competition is increasing day by day, people compare themselves with others more and more, which leads to more desires and then an emotion of jealousy arouses, which might even lead to to anger, depression and anxiety sort of feelings.

Comparing yourself with others is simply pointless. Because what we see of others is really just the tip of the iceberg. We simply cannot understand the 90% the remaining iceberg that is underneath the surface i.e. their struggles, sacrifices, hard and much more.

It’s so petty that we feel jealous by comparing ourselves with others and want that lifestyle/things/people without having to go through all the struggle and effort. And sometimes, we even forget what we are good at and what our capability is, as we focus so much on others’ life.

Why To Sacrifice Happiness?

Will you want to sacrifice your happiness for anything in this world? No, right? Even if you earn millions of dollar and you are not happy then is there any meaning of your life? At the end of the day, each and every person wants a happy life.

So, why jealousy? When all it leads to is a sacrifice of our own happiness and of the peaceful life. It’s just waste of time and emotion which at last makes us feel bad about ourselves only. At last, it leads us no where.

But, the great thing is that we have a choice to not feel this emotion. It’s not even like other emotions where it can be hard to control like anger. Jealousy is something over which we can immediately gain control by simply stopping to compare ourselves with others. It’s that simple!

So, don't sacrifice your happiness for jealousy. Its simply not worth it. Better use that energy to achieve what you want in a positive way. Take it as a motivation instead.

- A Happy Soul.