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Jealousy
11 years ago
I often find myself thinking about things in quite some depth, with my own philosophies applied to them on occasion, and one subject that I always find interesting is the Seven Deadly Sins, particularly how they pertain to each other, affect each, create each other, & what actions they cause as to make. Another interesting idea I've had is which of the Seven Deadly Sins, if you only pick one, influences each of us the most. For a lot of people, I've noticed (at least in my own personal opinion), pride seems to be the number one influencing factor. However, for me, I've figured out that envy (or jealousy) is my number one sin influencing myself. However, envy is a rather simple idea but a very complex emotion because although it is a rather negative idea & a negative emotion, it can cause both negative & positive feelings & emotions.
For example, when most people think of envy, they think of the classic idea of the sin, that Person A has something Person B wants, so Person B feels envious toward Person A for having said item. In some instances, Person B takes said item, while in others he just bears a grudge against him for as long as he holds such envy. In this example, Person B hates Person A for having an object that Person B wants but doesn't have, hate (or wrath) being one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
However, in another example, Person A is dating Person B & sees Person C eyeing Person B. Feeling jealous that Person C might take Person B away from them, Person A begins to show more affection to Person B to keep their attention on them. In this example, Person A, by feeling a bit insecure due to their jealousy, they are inspired to be more loyal to Person B.
This idea comes to me quite often because I'm a rather jealous person, but I'm almost never jealous for material things. The only thing I'm really jealous of is relationships, whether I'm jealous of others who have them or jealous of people who show interest in the person I'm dating. However, despite that, no matter how jealous I am of someone, I never show any kind of maliciousness towards anyone.
For example, when most people think of envy, they think of the classic idea of the sin, that Person A has something Person B wants, so Person B feels envious toward Person A for having said item. In some instances, Person B takes said item, while in others he just bears a grudge against him for as long as he holds such envy. In this example, Person B hates Person A for having an object that Person B wants but doesn't have, hate (or wrath) being one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
However, in another example, Person A is dating Person B & sees Person C eyeing Person B. Feeling jealous that Person C might take Person B away from them, Person A begins to show more affection to Person B to keep their attention on them. In this example, Person A, by feeling a bit insecure due to their jealousy, they are inspired to be more loyal to Person B.
This idea comes to me quite often because I'm a rather jealous person, but I'm almost never jealous for material things. The only thing I'm really jealous of is relationships, whether I'm jealous of others who have them or jealous of people who show interest in the person I'm dating. However, despite that, no matter how jealous I am of someone, I never show any kind of maliciousness towards anyone.
