Worst Disease of Humanity

When I was growing up, I was taught to always compare myself to others. Unfortunately this comparison wasn't meant in a good way adn it was aleays confusing a good reason to walk away. Fortunately it didn't stick and it messed me up just a little bit ;). I got to hear words like "look at the neighbour's girl. She is so elegant and tall, and she wares dresses. Why don't you never ware dresses". "And she can speak 4 languages... and she is getting up at 5am to study". The worst part of all those and other related stories about the neighbours or whoever else was that the half of it wasn't true. Everyone knew and talked about what anyone else was up to or has done already. The stories never ended, and actually with every single day they mutated and were even further away from the truth. People just couldn't let go. And please if you are unlucky and get dragged into a conversation like that, never ever bring ANY other nation into it. Do not even think about it; gossipers can apprently read minds. All of the sudden the gossiper is an expert in life in the US, Germany, France, Brazil, Ice Land, and wherever else although they've never been there. Oh you want an example of gossiper's topics? I do not know where to start. ALL great athletes must dope for the average person to feel better; all great students must cheat for the average (or simply lazy) person to feel better; all great musicians and writers must be on drugs for the average person to feel better; every single person in the world, especially a celebrity, must have a really bad habit for everyone else to feel better about themselves... Will that ever stop? Unfortunately not. Jealousy is preprogrammed in human nature. It can be already noticed in 5 year months infants. However humans abuse this feeling. There is nothing competitive or motivating about jealousy. Envying would be more appropriate in any case. It is a definitely a more healthy feeling. Remember, that it is not enough to talk about people backs and to create stories about them and then smile and pretend you like them in front of them. Jealousy is always connected to low self esteem and sadness over perceived loss. Live, and let live!