do you envy your wealthy neighbours/friends/relatives

I'm not jealous of any wealthy person either. I admire and envy them. It makes me want to work and try harder to better my life like theirs is. My husband and I both have worked hard for everything we have. We have no problem with it. It is an accomplishment we have both made together. We do not try to keep up with the Jones, we get what we want and need and that is it. I'm sorry if someone I know has some of those things too. I think jealous people are those who do nothing to advance their life and they are just jealous of those of us who do and make it happen.

I would not envy the wealthy because leading a simple life has given me great joy. :) I had the choice to go to private school or public school, chose public and now have found a major that I love (that isn't at the private school) and a boyfriend I hope to marry one day. My wealthy relatives only enjoy material things on the other hand and are never happy until they have the newest technology on the market or the best clothes to be had for the day, even if the items in these categories sometimes turn out to be duds.

Just because they are wealthy doesn't mean they are happy. I have never been one to envy another for whatever they had. My s/o and I both work, jobs that can become dangerous at times, we have a nice home, vehicles, etc. however we do not live an extravagant life. I do know from experience, money can't buy happiness.

Some relatives and friends of mine are wealthier than I. I am neither very wealthy nor poor. I would say I have a reasonably good life, and I am better off than many people I know. I would say I have the resources to purchase most things I wish for in life, so I don't envy anyone who is better off than I in terms of wealth. I also don't wish to be too wealthy, because the more one has wealth, there is a tendency that the more one craves wealth and this is not one of my principles for life. I measure my level of wealth by the degree of happiness and health that I enjoy. Going by that yardstick, I can say that I am quite wealthy already.

personnaly i think it's just plain stupid to envy other people because it doesnt bring u anything .nor does it change anything ..it's just a negative state of mind that's bad for you and the people surrounding you and instead of hating and envying people for their succes you should start building you own wealth . each moment of hesitation towards that linked to the fact that u waste ur time envying other people will only make you more miserable and wont bring you and wealth either ..that's just my opinion

some times i do feel it but thinking of the living enviorment, i think everthing is ok. noting needs to be worried, i have everting i have. just don't be too greedy, every thing will be fine.

i try my best not to be jealous of what other people have and be contented with what i have... because jealousy is what cause unhappiness in our lives and all other problems... the way i do it is always by looking down to those people who are less fortunate than me rather than looking up... you can never be grateful to God and satisfied with what you have if you keep on looking up... but when you start to look down and try to see those people who are less fortunate than you, then that's what make us feel happy, contented and always grateful for all the blessings that God had given to us... i try to practice it every single day by saying thanks for every simple things that i have - family, life, health, job, house, food, hubby, etc... :-)

You have a good question here and I must say, I am one of the green people and I can say that I am not proud of it. There's just this feeling of jealousy whenever someone tops you at something or has something better than you do. It makes you want to have that too. It's probably just in my nature but too much of it can be unhealthy. You will feel depressed all the time. It's probably because a person thinks that he/she deserves it too. It's crazy and I hope I don't get to feel it again. It's really not nice.

to be honest, yes sometimes yu envy people who live in mansion,had big houses and cars. Though we are not that rich nor poor, sometimes there's still a feeling of "what if" you have more to spend and purchase. And buy anything you like without thinking how to pay it. Things like that. But on the other hand, somehow our circumstances makes us realize that we have enough and are not lacking in any ways. And we are happy and content with what we have. True people with wealth and excess material possession doesnt mean always live in happiness. SOme does are insecure of their possessions and are jealous of other people small "lollipop". It goes that how we are is really cultivating our heart. Being content with our present lot instead off always gazing on the "other fences". Always comparing our status with others only creates disillusion and unsatisfactory feeling. Be greatful and thankful with what you have. And dont always ask for something you don't have.

I never envy anyone for their wealth. Coz Its just material things and things that you can't bring with you in your grave. And for so many cases like having a massive accounts and here and there assets but a broken family coz its either the husband is womanizing because he have all the money in the world to spend on girls or their kids are outside overspending and doing some shopping galore and they never get to see their mums and dads at home or worst they go home with a bun in the oven drama thing. So why envy?? Life is like a wheel you just can't predict where and when it will turn on the wrong side. Contentment in this life is the most important thing. I don't mind living in a small house as long as there is harmony and complete..

Hello,comfort! why should we bother for others' wealth?it will simply bring tension to you and you loss your peace of mind and disturb the relationship with the neighbours and relations.we should be satisfied with what we have as it is gifted by God.to be rich or to be poor is not in our hand,but we labour hard to accumulate wealth and we should be satisfied with that.if you will be jealous of your neighbour neither you will be happy nor you can sleep in peace.so it is better to love the rich neighbours and relatives so as to get their favor at the time of needs.what do you say?thank you.keep on.

No i do not envy my wealthy neighbors,friends and relatives.i try to move up to a position from where they stand.but if they are wealthy they show their proudness to everyone.then i envy them or get angry on them.

Hello world... actually, I really envy someone who has a rich family...coz this man could save at least 10 years to struggle around the society. Whatever, life is sucks but struggle is gorgeous. Just enjoy the life...cheers

Yes,I have the same feel.But my good friends would't like that.Only my relitives wouldbe like that,so I always don't get in touch with them.

I am a person who likes comparision..Because you become miserable and sad when you start comparing..You are uniue think about your own strengths and never worry about others success ,if you can learn something from them then go ahead instead dont worry be happy..

I am not a jealous person. I know wealth is important, but it is not the most important issue for me anyway. Our finance is fine and we live happily. That's already important and I don't have to envy others' lives.

i dont envy wealthy people as long as im happy with what i got and with what i like i dont care about other peoples riches , im not going to make myself broke or in debt jsut so i can keep up with the rich and famous, one of many things wrong with todays world

Envy is a really bad feeling even if its good envy, there are other ways to be happy because someone else is doing fine not saying ahh i am jealous of you, i really don't like that word, when my friends tell me that i have to tell them no to say that..

No I don't envy wealthy people. What you have said about your husband is a very good example of why it is sometimes better not to be wealthy. When I walk past beautiful big houses in lovely locations on the coast, they are always empty because the owners are either working hard to make more money or are out spending money on more luxuries. I would rather have time to enjoy what is around me than to own a luxury home and never be in it.