I envy my friend's life. Do you feel the same way?

Of course no!!!!!!!!!!!! I love my friends and i am happy when they are happy. I think that deep inside you don't love your friend.envy and love or friendship doesn't go together.

Well, I don't have any friend like yours yet, but I think it's just not okay to judge anyone's happiness by his/her richness. Do she always be happy? Do she satisfied with what she has? Do she good at health? Do her friends much happy with her? Do she hasn't proud of her richness? If the answers of all these are in "Yes", then your friend is really happy. And your envy is reasonable, then just try to be like her, but never consider all happiness in physical things.

Well, I’m a tad envious of my SIL I must admit…she’s around 25/26 yrs, a permanent government teaching job, earns more than I do (I’m around 37 with about 12 years of job in a small company), working hours really less, plenty of holidays to spend with her 9month old son.. I mean life’s been good to her. You see I’m not envious of the fact that I have to work harder than her… in fact I feel the days pass faster if I’m engaged at office but the very little time in the evening that I can spend with my son and the insecurity of working in a small company, does get to me sometimes. Other than that, I’m absolutely content with whatever life has given me.

i have friends who have so much more then i do. money, nice house, and a nice cars. they can go out to dinner to nice places and go on trips. they can also buy thier wife pretty much anything they want. where i have a small house, a ok car, and no money. i cant buy my wife anything she wants. and cant take her on trips. or whatever. to me its well this is what God wanted me to have, so i dont need all those things. my house might be small but its nice, my car gets me to point b,c,d, and back to a. so no i dont envy anyone, the only people i do are those who are grandparnets and get to see thier grandkids all the time, and they hear grandpa called out to them

Well a little bit of envying is good because it pushes you to strive harder and get things you want but don't have.But,it shouldn't affect you in a negative way.If you envy somebody in a way that it transforms into a serious form of jealousy then it is not good for anybody,including yourself.You can identify which level you are in by simply analyzing what you feel about the person you are jealous of.If you envy him/her so much that it has become a form of hatred which involves you wanting to hurt that person in some way,then,there is a need for some serious introspection.What I believe is,there can be no enviousness between friends,there could be just healthy competition.And it is not anything to be concerned about,it just shows you are alive and kicking...:)

yep. some people are really far more fortunate than us. and human nature dictates we should envy them. i also have friends like that-- with silver spoons in their mouths. but a my lot user told me just a while ago that i should have the 3 p's; practice (hard work),patience and perseverance. you can also have these things if you continue to better yourself. probably, working more and doing everything at your best. one more thing. just try to look around you and the poverty that surrounds you. don't you consider yourself more fortunate? having an education and an internet connection and a beautiful face? sometimes, we really cannot appreciate the things that we have because we keep on looking and wishing for the things we don't have. stay positive!

it is very common with all, there are a few times where we feel evious and it is a common feature in all human beings. yes it also happens sometimes with me too may be with friends or any relatives or so but it is just for a few seconds and we become normal again and it is the least factor tpo effect our relationship and i dont think that it should worry us.

She had all of that well it's kinda bit worth your envy but remember there's more than just these things. this is just a bonus or like a blessing of making life worthwhile. yOU have been a good friend to her and as generous as you are to her. I think God will also be generous to you.. I do envy a lot of my friends. Because they're parents are very practical and my friends' parents I think they let they're child can just do or buy anything they want while me, I need to be spoiled and do stupid stuff to attain what I have wanted, but don't look down on me, I can even afford more than what my friends' have. I realized there was so much more than that. That is for you to discover.

well you can use that feeling to motivate you to be successful in life also, don't just dream about becoming like her, you need to take action to be like her or to surpass her status, then you both can do anything you want.

I was like that for a long time. I always compared my life to other people, especially my friends. When I see them succeed to something I feel bad because I have not achieved anything that much. I realized that I was not suppose to compare myself with them because we live different lives. I know it is very difficult sometimes to be contented with what we have but knowing that I did my best and I did not harm nor cause pain to the people around me, that made me happy enough.

Oh yeah I do admire and envy some of them but hey that's what keeps us going everyday isn't it?? The competitive side of us that keeps motivating and pushing us so that we can always remind ourselves what can we actually achieve every single day. Cheers.

Honestly speaking, I would rather be content of what I have. Do your best, work hard. Who knows one day, you'll be better than them. Always remember God's word, "Be content of such things as you have." Take the path of life that God is leading and guiding you, and you will never regret it.

yes i do dear,infact its a human mentality,if someone else achieves something which we rather like to achieve then we are bound to be envy of him irrrespective of the fact that he is my freind.

Having a "rich" life is about more than having money. Make some choices about what would make you feel enriched and then pursue them vigorously.

She didn't do anything to deserve all that she has. She's just born rich. Well, if you've managed to make yourself envious of her, i'm sure you can manage to get yourself up and be motivated enough to be successful all by yourself. That way, you can boast about it cuz it's all you. :)