Dj Skunk Diesel

You know I once wrote a blog entitled ‘Mouth Zipped‘. The main point of that one was that if you aren’t sure what to say, you should just say nothing at all. This blog has a very similar theme, except the main point being that you shouldn’t stick your nose in places it doesn’t belong. It is one thing if somebody chooses to confide in you with their problems. It that case it would be your obligation as a friend to keep that information private and not to tell it to others. Especially people who you were explicitly instructed not to tell. I know what you are thinking, “that sounds like a no brainer Skunk”. Well you would be right, it is a no brainer. But evidently some people don’t have much in the way of brains. With that being said I would like to cover my next point.

Jealousy and envy are not the same thing. Let’s analyse this a bit. First let’s take a look at the definitions of each. I am going to use askoxford.com because sometimes you have to go back to the old English or even further to Greek or Latin to find the true meanings of words. So first let’s take a look at Envy.

envy

• noun: discontented or resentful longing aroused by another’s possessions, qualities, or luck.

I will expound upon this a bit. Basically it is the feeling of sadness or ‘discontent’ as a result of wanting what others have. This could be possessions or qualities or even situations. The things is, envy is completely natural. Everyone feels it at some point. Envy can cause ill will, sharp words, and of course depression. But it almost never results in lashing out against the person you are envious of. This is where Jealousy comes into play. Let’s take a look at it’s definition.

jealous

• adjective: 1 envious of someone else’s achievements or advantages. 2 resentful of someone regarded as a sexual rival. 3 fiercely protective of one’s rights or possessions: they kept a jealous eye over their interests.

Notice the multiple definitions. At it’s core it is very similar to envy, but once you get deeper into the meaning you realise that it is more than just envy. It also involves people’s perception of who should possess what. See definition number three, that is the one that gets people into trouble. When they actually believe that something or somebody is ‘theirs’. Or better yet that it ‘should’ be theirs, that they truly ‘deserve’ it. When you start to believe that something somebody else has is supposed to be yours and they don’t deserve to have it, is when people start to lash out and try to harm or damage the person who possesses what they believe to be rightfully theirs.

When you find yourself thinking those kind of thoughts, and having those kind of feelings, do yourself a favor and squash that shit before you do something stupid. If you hear one of your friends talking like they have those feelings or intents, do them a favor and tell them to chill before they do something destructive. Because I would be willing to bet that the percentage of times that lashing out in jealousy ends in the jealous person getting what they want is EXTREMELY low. What people should probably do is spend more time working on improving themselves and trying to achieve their goals rather than worrying about what others have and do. THAT would be a much smarter investment in time.

You are probably wondering why I have chosen this as a blog topic. Without sharing too much I will say that I have found a girl that makes me very happy, and I would like to think that I make her happy as well. Love is a very rare thing to find in the grand scheme of things. So is true beauty, real honesty, and people who are truly genuine. These are most definitely things that would make someone envious. They are also evidently things that make people lash out in jealousy. I will leave it at that.

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