You may wonder why I included this at the end of the book -it's because these are all food for thought. There are so many quotations on jealousy that may make you think that your situation really does need examination and dissection, but until you do face your demons, you will have to face the negativity you choose to live with by being jealous.
“The jealous are troublesome to others, but torture to themselves."-William Penn
He has quite accurately described the fact that jealousy is more of a problem to you than it is to others, who may be irritated by it. The word “torture” was intentionally used to show you just how serious this problem is. Jealousy is torture for the soul who indulges in it. If you find yourself looking at someone else’s life and becoming negatively jealous because you don’t have what he or she has, snap out of it because you are torturing yourself. You can have what others have, but you need to visualize and plan your life so that all the good things happen for you. Jealousy is counter-productive and holds you back from ever achieving anything.
“You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.” - Gary Alien
This quote caught my eyes because too many people shine out to others but don't see it. You may have an opportunity to be everything to someone, but you miss the mark by looking at others and comparing your lot with theirs instead of enjoying the joy that is in you. If you find yourself doing this, jealousy is the reason. It takes a wonderful human being and makes him or her very small indeed until he or she forgets who he or she really is. Don’t let jealousy do this to you. Your grass may not look as green as your neighbor's grass, but the problem may be simple. Perhaps, yours just needs a little feeding.
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