Bill Angel
Gold Member
I admit to getting feelings of envy.
But I don't hate them. I just either try harder or remind myself how much I already have.
I agree. Jealousy isn't the proper word. That's over people, envy is about stuff.
A long time ago (50 years) I heard stories in my family about siblings (my aunts and uncles) fighting over personal possessions when their parents died. Stuff like who gets the furniture, who gets the silverware, etc. There can be lasting feuds in a family over issues like this, feuds that a child learns about when he asks questions like why his aunt X isn't on speaking terms with his aunt Y.