Jealousy is the dark emotional sibling to love. Scientists, theologians, and artists have for centuries explored this human enigma that is part of all our collective experiences. Songs, books, movies, mythological epics, and even our daily news casts tell tales of humanity’s ongoing struggle with jealousy. It has been part of all of us for centuries.
The catch: to this day – we still do not understand its powerful grip – only because we may not know about it. And, how do we know when jealousy is rearing its ugly head? If we contemplate the loss of something that we value, then that is jealousy at work.
Contemplation: it is through our own personal awareness of the very word jealousy that we may become conscious of what is occurring. Through this awakening our anxieties and fears begin to lessen. Jillian Jenkins sums it up beautifully: Jealousy is not the enemy but only another way we learn.
A friend of mine occassionally will say to me: I am joyfully jealous. Maybe those four words are the beginning of a whole new way of existing?
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