Blog post #3 Positive Envy

            

We all know that envy is one of the seven deadly sin, and we also know that this is not a very good attitude when it comes of psychology. But is there any positive effect when we become envious. Well base on my experience I just realize that if I envy someone that they have a material thing that I want but I don’t have, I find ways to have it too so maybe the positive side of being envy is that you will become smart and you will motivate your self to have that thing. But maybe it depends on what you envy.

            I’m so curious about the positive effect of envy so I tried to ask some of my friends about my curiosity. I ask them “What do you think are the positive effect of becoming envious” My best friend Albert said that you will have a new goal. Then I realized that he got a big point! he said that “You may not even know you want something or just how much you want it until you see someone else having it. It can change your perspective on your current life situation and be much- needed wake-up call to set new goals and change things.” I become more interested if there’s any other positive effect of envy so I ask my other friend Claire. She said that when she envy someone it became her role model and she explain it to me she said “Seeing someone else with what you are now sure that you want lets you know that it's attainable and gives you someone to learn from.” My friend Claire got point too, it also happens to me sometimes that if I envy someone they become my role model.

 According to the article “"The Upside of Envy" by Koren Wetmore Dr. Gabriel says. "I may not even know I want that or could have that unless I see you doing or having it," So envy is truly works in positive way it may also helps you to know what you really want in life, makes you know who you really are. But don’t get me wrong it still a negative attitude it’s up to you how you cope your envy. Envy is motivational when you ask “What do I have to do to get they have.” Envy makes you motivate yourself in a positive way. You’ll be wiser and find ways by not hurting someone in able for you to get the thing that you want because they have it.

So if you envy somebody, make it in a positive way. Don’t let your envy eat you and make you always feel bad accept it as your teacher in success but don’t let it teach you how to hurt somebody just to surpass your envy. Envy is just an emotion that can be gone in days. Be careful when you envy some one