Being happy in front of an envious person can be dangerous!
Beware of the envious, they seem to be multiplying these days. Why? Because with social networks has come the bad habit of over-exposing happiness, goods and achievements. Everyone wants to show with images or messages how well they are doing. And this naturally arouses envy in other people who would otherwise not even know they are envious.
If you have never been stung by the ant of envy you are blessed, there is much light inside you. Most of us have ever felt even a little bit of envy, because we all have a little bit of darkness in us and emptiness to fill and that’s where envy comes from.
Envy originates and feeds on deficiencies, gaps and shadows. By nature, when we see someone happy who has what we lack partially or completely, we cannot help but feel envy, even if we try to cover it up. Therefore, if you have felt envy, take it as a warning of what you are lacking, of the darkness you must deal with.
On the other hand there is this bad habit of over-exposing happiness. Some people aren’t even happy, but they feed their ego by pretending that they are. Others make the mistake of showing and voicing how happy they are being and how well they are doing. This brings nothing but ruin.
The exposure of these things attracts envy like flies. Suddenly, even the people you consider closest to you are congratulating you on your achievements in your teeth. That’s why there’s nothing more foolish than talking out loud about how good we are.
Being prudent with our happiness is something that not only benefits us, but also teaches us to take care of the heart of the other. Because although there are many malicious people, another simply cannot help but feel unhappy when they see you succeed and they achieve nothing.
The prudent person will keep friendships, keep away the interested parties and the profiteers. Envy these days is like a virus that spreads quickly. You just need to have an accomplishment to have a lot of people infected, some trying to get cured and others wallowing in their bad desires.
Don’t talk too much about yourself, rather ask others how they are. Neither for better nor for worse, that is, don’t complain too much but also don’t tell everyone how well you are doing.
Learn to be more sober about yourself. Optimism and positivism is good, but if they ask you how you are doing, saying “fine” is more than enough. Going into detail or getting enthusiastic by saying things like “great, I’m at my best” or something similar may sound completely optimistic to you, but to others it’s annoying.
And if, when you are doing well, you feel a terrible urge to tell and expose it because otherwise your happiness is not complete, beware, for your ego may have gotten out of control.