I'm Jealous

It's said in the Bible and the 10 Commandments that coveting is a sin. However, I think that we're all victims to jealousy in one form or the other. I think that to some degree, a little jealousy is normal. Or is it? Is jealousy a pillow that we use to make sense of what we don't understand? We look back, regret some of the decisions we made and the people involved, and to make up for the current state of affairs, we point the blame at an innocent man. The person who had NOTHING to do with your state of affairs, but you place them in some mythical position of power, as if they are living their life subconsciously twisting the knife, their success a symbol of societal gloat. You build a castle of security around the downplaying of another, hoping that their downfall will lead to a second shot at glory for your causes.

It's been said that jealousy is a female trait and that men shouldn't be jealous. I think that's a crock of crap. Men have emotions like women have an ego. Nobody is above ANY type of emotional reactionary behavior. I believe that we are driven by our emotions and our ethics. It's these things that can mix and create a destructive concoction called jealousy. The problem is that sometimes men fear the revelation of their jealousy and intimidation (fear ain't masculine!), so it's covered with bravado and machismo and more emotional cover-ups than a cold cut trio at Subway. I think that the world would be better if some men could admit that they had a bout with the j-word before and do the hard thing: GET OVER IT.

The problem is that the best time to get over something effectively is in your own time. This may cause a problem, because your own time may be WAY longer than the next person's own time. If more people were understanding of this fact and would just leave people alone instead of criticizing them about it taking too long, people could get over it quicker. Also, they can't use their recovery time as an excuse to treat the world like shit while being self-destructive. It's called healing time for you to HEAL, not throw a pity-party!

Jealousy is a beast that bites people in the ass from time to time, infecting on the spot. The thing that separates people is how long it takes you to go to the doctor to get prescribed medication and ACTUALLY USE IT!! I doubt that jealousy will be completely eradicated as long as human greed exists, but let's keep it in check so that it's not a danger to yourself or those around you.

-B