Explaining Envy

Envy can be defined as the desire to possess that which is not owned by you. It is accompanied by a feeling of frustration when the subject u desire is present with somone other than yourself. It is often associated with the comparission of status'. Those who have an interest in material wealth of this fleeting abode we know as "the world" are rather more likely to be subject to envy, and to possess the evil eye. Envy comes from discontentment and lack of gratitude for what one possesses. When we are ill, we are so overwelhmed by our illness, the only thing we wish for is to be healthy again, we dislike the feeling of being powerless, in a prolonged state of illness we may "envy" those who possess good health, similarly, if we are to be captives in a desolate place, fearing our lives, and possessing no power to flee from the clutches of the enemy, the only thing we wish for is to be safe. Safety becomes our objection. Here we while left to think for a while begin to "envy" those who are in a better position than us, those who are free, who are safe. Is everyone subject to this feeling? the answer is NO. I personally beleive that the attribut of enviousness comes from sickness of the heart. I feel that at times, although you may come across a person who is well off, who possesses material things, they are not full, not content enough. I have come across many, who by example have luxurious clothes, and items, yet, the moment they see something that they do not have, which is appealing to them, you follow their eyes, and notice a certain greed is pertained inside them. It is this particular greed which again is associated with envy. Although many would say, no envy and greed are seperate entities, do not confuse them, i would have to say that, albeit yes they are different entities, we can look at them from a semantic view point. If we are to take envy to be the representation of envy itself, then what it would represent would be greed, therefore the relationship between them would be one of containment rather than anything else. (Again this is subject to arguement)

Some may wonder as to the qualia of envy, asking "whats it like?", for those who are unfortunate enough to possess envy, it would rather be a feeling of anger mixed with greed and frustration and the obsessiveness of being possessive. It is desribed to be a feeling which is uncontrollable, one which is evil and commences ill thoughts and nature. Thats my brief explanation of envy.