Daily Inspirational Quote September 3 2014
“Jealousy is the great exaggerator.” – Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
Whenever we feel jealous, we can be sure that we’ve lost sight of the whole picture, especially the humanity of the person we envy. We feel inadequate when we’re jealous as if the one we envy is better than us, or is trying to win the affection of someone we love is fundamentally more lovable or better than we are. All of this takes place in our minds: we warp our own perspective by focusing on nothing but others’ shiny surface. If we remember that everyone knows heartbreak, everyone has insecurities, everyone has struggled for success, everyone is a true friend to someone, everyone gets cranky and has issues and faults, then we can see clearly again, and this leads us from jealousy into new peace and understanding.
Whenever we feel jealous, we can be sure that we’ve lost sight of the whole picture, especially the humanity of the person we envy. We feel inadequate when we’re jealous as if the one we envy is better than us, or is trying to win the affection of someone we love is fundamentally more lovable or better than we are. All of this takes place in our minds: we warp our own perspective by focusing on nothing but others’ shiny surface. If we remember that everyone knows heartbreak, everyone has insecurities, everyone has struggled for success, everyone is a true friend to someone, everyone gets cranky and has issues and faults, then we can see clearly again, and this leads us from jealousy into new peace and understanding.