Concept in Definition ABC

Envy is one of the feelings that humans most commonly feel, we could say that it has a negative side, which is undoubtedly the best known, but the concept also has another meaning that turns out to be more affable.

Disgust and unease that someone else's possessions generate

The envy supposes, on the one hand, the sadness anger or the deep disgust that someone feels when appreciating the good of others, or failing that, for the affection and the esteem that others enjoy and one does not have, but on the other hand it also refers to that honest desire to emulate some outstanding quality or some good that another possesses and that of course one does not have.

Honest desire to possess some quality or good that another possesses

Now, in the latter case there is no great resentment, jealousy, rage or disgust as occurs with the more widespread sense of the concept of envy, but rather the opposite, being able to speak of a healthy envy for what the other has but we do not.

Concept applications

“ Laura was envious when her younger brother was born and all the attention of her parents fell on him. I really envy you skill in the kitchen.”
In the first example, clearly, the girl will feel a deep unease for her brother and this may lead her to develop a unpleasant and even violent behavior towards his brother who he envies for having taken away the place of the only daughter; while in the second example we are faced with an envy that does not imply resentment but rather the desire to be as good at something, such as cooking, as someone else is indeed.

Causes

Then, envy is unleashed by two very specific situations, either by the shortage of material objects or because they are very difficult to achieve, therefore, those who are possessors of such precious goods tend to awakening in those who do not have them and want them, envy, which may be "healthy", that is, it will be expressed but without any kind of resentment and with the hope of at some point being able to be possessors of the same goods that are desired, or failing that, bad, in this case the aforementioned does not exist hope of ever having the good that you want and also you wish that whoever possesses it will get worse and worse, that is, there is a bad intention always accompanying.

Capital sin for Christianity

In the field of religion, more precisely in the Catholicism, envy is considered one of the seven capitals sinsin which the man will be able to incur, since the same per se implies other sins; For example, that the envious person wishes to have something at the cost of wishing the other to do badly or depriving another person of this or that possession is very frowned upon by the Christian religion. Of course, this situation will always generate unhappiness and pain in the other person and this for Christianity is unacceptable.

The psychology He maintains with respect to envy that it is a feeling that is usually denied before oneself and before third parties by the person who experiences it. Normally, what the envious person does is hide his envy for something, because of course, admitting it would also be admitting a lack and also on the other hand in social consideration the envious person is frowned upon and has no good reputation.

Characteristics of the envisioso / a

For example, the person who expresses this feeling that we just described will be called envious.

First, the envious when he sees the object of his desire in other hands feels sadness for not being able to have it, then rage and anger will develop that in many occasions can lead him to develop improper, bad and aggressive.

Another characteristic to recognize him is that he is frustrated when he appreciates that others are progressing in something and he cannot do it. And of course he usually presents a very low self-esteem he that he will hide it under a breastplate that says nothing matters to me that you have it and I don't, when in reality it is not like that.

It is also common for the envious to despise those qualities or goods that he desires from others, attributing that he disposes of them because they were given to him or inherited them and not because he has made an effort to achieve them.
Or if it is the envy of some physical issue, it usually minimizes it and rescues some imperfection so that the person is not seen as perfect.

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