August 15, 2002
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Are you envious of anybody...why?

Anyone who's happy with life. Because. I hate mine.

Talia, 25
Stamford
, CT   USA

Doing the same things I did during the first of it, trying to stay cool, writing, shopping, visiting kids and grandkids. Just enjoying my life.

Judy, 62
Easton
, KS   USA

Sometimes I envy beautiful young women. (Young is relative to your own age, I've found.) But I don't dwell on it. I just try to be grateful for what I have.

Judy, 62
Easton
, KS   USA

Sure, I envy people who are happily retired and can afford a huge, comfortable motorhome. But I'm not jealous of anyone. (Semantics?)

Reba, 50+
Silver Spring
, MD  USA

Well it's not a full-blown envy...but I wouldn't mind making as much as some people in upper management for as little work as they actually do.

Fisch, 47
Preston
,
CT  USA

Not especially.

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas
, NV   USA

Some people have things that I would like to have, such as lots of money or a tiny waist, but I'm a pretty fortunate person. I make do with what I'm stuck with, and I'm a pretty happy person. no point in being jealous. Besides, if I see someone I'm jealous of, I usually try to be friends with them.   That's almost like having what they have...

Cancer, 20
NYC
, NY   USA

Absolutely not. I have my family, my health and a job. I have nothing to be envious of.

Doug2, 29
Overland Park
, KS  USA

Well, I try to count my blessing instead of envying others, but I guess I'd  have to admit that I occasionally suffer from "petty envy"...my best friend's cute little body that hasn't changed since high school (and mine has)...my Aunt's newly adopted Chinese baby (cause I really want another child, too)...my sister's nice, new house...and, oh, there are probably others, but I honestly don't dwell on being envious. I think those things that others have would be nice, but I have nice stuff, too. Maybe my body isn't in exactly the same form as it was in high school, but it's not too bad, either!  I was blessed with one wonderful, beautiful, intelligent, healthy child...and perhaps my house isn't new (quite the opposite, in fact), but it  has character!

Tam

Come to think of it, not really. I used to be of my cousin before until I realized it was an illusion I was envious of. So, as of now, I'm envy free. I always look at the reason I feel that way and how to change it and if I'd be any happier with whatever I felt envy towards, and that seems to make it go away for some odd reason.

Em, 16
Harrisburg
, PA  USA

PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TO LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK JUST TO SURVIVE

Melodi, 19
Gahanna
, OH   USA

Envious??? I don't think I am of anyone at this time. In the past I have been. Seems everyone has some not-so shiny part of their life. I'm happy and content with my dull parts.

Felicia, 36
Lowell
, MA   USA

Yes, I am envious of those who can control themselves from eating everything in sight.

Sarah Jane, 15
Preston
, CT   USA

This week I visited with an old friend from college who is hoping to go to Afghanistan in mid-October to teach English (and given the proclivities of this friend, self reliance) to Afghan women. I don't envy her the journey to that troubled country but I'm a little envious of her energy and enthusiasm.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg
, PA  USA

No. I don't envy anyone. (Even though my sister Karen might think I  envy her ;-0) (Karen, that's a joke!) I'm very happy with my life as it is.

Laura, 37
Lowell
, MA   USA

I envy people who were born with traits I wasn't -- great musical talent, superb coordination, a metabolism that makes the thought of dieting a joke. I don't envy material things and I don't envy apparently wonderful lives because one doesn't know what lies beneath the surface.

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR   USA

My sister-in-law, I guess, because it seems like she has great jobs fall into her lap without too many special qualifications. But I still wouldn't trade her life for mine, by any means.

Karen, 22
Ames
, IA   USA

To be envious of someone I'd really have to dwell on them and I'm way too self-centered to do that.

Alias Irrelevante

Not really, but if I had more time to think of someone, Im sure I would find somene that I am envious of..

Brad, 21
Sydney  AUSTRALIA

I'm envious of my sister Laura, (this is no joke). She has chosen her life on her terms and enjoys what she does for a living and how she wants to live her life; I want to be just like her when I get to be her age!!!

KarenNJ, 25
Milltown
, NJ   USA

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