- Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
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- Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
- Inclined to suspect rivalry.
- Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
- Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
- Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
- ~Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
- Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
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- Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
- Inclined to suspect rivalry.
- Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
- Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
- Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
What is it that makes us humans inclined to such envious jealousy? Is it something that we are unable to control, or is it the deep, inset feelings that all humans share because of our insecurities? Well let us look at the different types of jealousy and see if there is something that we can pinpoint.
- Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
"Fearful or wary of being supplanted". Many times this is associated with the secular side of our lives. We see ourselves working hard to get along in our work, and it always seems that someone else is always a step ahead of us. Whether this is a realistic observation, or the person is one of those ass-kissers that gets what they desire in their work by spending the majority of time on their knees, is always hard to ascertain. But our performance in our secular work is always something that most people take pride in. And to see someone that, to us, seems less deserving gain what we have strived for, breeds in a person jealousy.
2. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
Trying to keep up with the Jones'. That is a common phrase used to express the envy of what others have succeeded in life that we haven't. The financial and secular success that we wanted to gain because we look next door and see that someone has surpassed us in such categories. While someone might say that we are not to compare ourselves with someone else, it is very hard to do so, when what we perceive as someone having better success than we do. What is that makes us such envious creatures? Why do we degrade others for their success?
Ahhh screw the format. Outlines are for geeks.
What I wanted to mention was the jealousy in the opposite sex.
Are you constantly jealous of your mate? Is that a bad thing? Where does this get you?
According to the Bible there is a proper type of jealousy. Exodus 34:14 says -- "For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord whose name is jealous, is a jealous God." So there you have it. When it comes to God he can be a jealous God. But in all honesty this is not a post about religion. My intention was to talk about the root of jealously.
Scenario --- you catch another man looking at your wife with all the bad intentions . . . what do you do?
Beat the fuck out of him?
Accuse your wife of egging him on?
Beat the fuck out of him?
Accuse your wife of being a whore?
Beat the fuck out of him?
You see where this is going? Jealousy conflicts our feelings. It gives us great wrath, but confuses us as to where that hate really should be placed.
Another scenario -- You come home for some unexpected reason and there you see it. Your mate, the one that you would die for, the one that (in some cases) carried your children), there in compromising positions with some meat head?
What would you do?
Beat the fuck out of him? Or disown the sow for her infidelity?
Me? Beat the fuck out of him!
Jealousy can creep up on someone so easy. For us humans it is not hard. We thrive on the drama and insecurities that make us who we are. But the sad thing is that, many times these perceptions are uncalled for. We see what we want to see because our jealous minds say that our mate is out to hurt us. And by jumping to these conclusions we actually do more harm than good, if we would just shut the fuck up and listen to what the mate has to say.
Me? I could never feel such animosity towards my beautiful, (big boobs) wife. It is not that I don' t think that she isn't attractive to other males, it is just that I trust her with my heart. And that lying, stinking, piece of shit that took her innocence away from her will suffer, whether it be by my hands or that of some higher source.
My love is so sexy, and I know that this situation could most easily come up. But I will not let jealousy get the best of me. I will not let it rule my life until I am sneaking and checking her "myspace" account because I think that she is doing something that she shouldn't. I won't let it rule me.
I tried not to get entangled in some of the drama that is going on here. But I tried to keep this post objective. But apparently I cannot.
Love who you love, without question. And if you do, more than likely you will find much happiness in the trust that is suppose to be between two loving mates.
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"I don't believe in keeping feelings bottled up."