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why do we have to envy someone?

summerspring

Malaysia

we r human being, but sometimes we will envy someone, when the fact is we know that she or he IS superior than us..

why do we have to have this feeling dissatisfaction?

12:17 PM Oct 18 2010 |

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f_r_a_n_c_e_s_c_o

Italy

Because we're not quite confident about ourself. When we admire some people in a right way then it can be a good thing and also a stimulus to enhance ourself, but the envy is not a good feeling.
Bye

05:23 PM Oct 18 2010 |

kings4life

kings4life

Ghana

Actually, we are human being we will envy someone. If we observe that the person has a good competent/ quality more than we do. It’s a good stimulus to enhance our self.

04:34 AM Oct 19 2010 |

yujiao522

Åland Islands

Actually, we are human being we will envy someone.ugg boots If we observe that the person has a good competent/.ugg  quality more than we do. It’s a good stimulus to enhance our self.

06:04 AM Oct 19 2010 |

COTTON CANDY

Philippines

Its a natural thing to envy others, we are just human.But we should be envious to make us constructive rather than a distractive.Some people have that crab mentality attitude they keep on pulling down others in order not to succeed.Why there are people like that?

09:25 AM Oct 19 2010 |

helenwhite

Germany

It's the fact that we sometimes envy someone who is better than us. It happen naturely. When it happens, it means we are not confident in ourselves.

 

10:38 AM Oct 20 2010 |

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

 Its a natural thing to envy others

the  natture  of human dont

maybe  some  of people  is  more likly to take  affected  by the environment

and so on more  than others or  they are weak  than   others

i dont  know exatctly

but i think  when they born they  dont

 

11:52 AM Oct 20 2010 |

summerspring

Malaysia

envy is what drives people forward in both quantitative and qualitative aspects. and yes, im not confident with myself. 

thnk u. 

11:40 AM Oct 21 2010 |

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

Envy does not drive people  forward 
  because  they will not trust what  they  has

And will always work to break down what  they  has

12:26 PM Oct 21 2010 |

Ryo

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

 When we admire some people in a right way then it can be a good thing and also a stimulus to enhance ourself, 

admire  is not envy

you can admire  somone  and at the sometimes

dont  feel that  she he  is better than you

you even can admire someone  and feel you are better   Of other aspects
....etc

12:47 PM Oct 21 2010 |

mr.goddy

mr.goddy

Germany

maybe, it comes out because of fame and  fortune.  if  the one who is supervior than us , we may feel lost sth that we do not allow, then it turns out that we envy, while someone is much more powerful but we admire him or her deeply because the hero had become a history and has no threats to us, in this situation, we call it admire not envy. so, in Chinese culture, our Kongzi tells us, learn to accpet our weakness, if there is a person who is stronger than us as well as having ethics, then we should admire him or her and make him or her as a model we should learn from. hope it can help u

03:04 PM Oct 23 2010 |