While many people say that everyone is created equal, we have to admit that some people are better off than others. It is evidenced by the big gap between the rich and the poor. We can observe that some are living in the luxury of what life has to offer, while you can also find many people worldwide who dont even have anything to eat. While many are spending money to buy expensive merchandise and exploring the world with their travels, many are working their backs off just to put food on the table. How one defines the other as better off is a purely subjective matter. It is a matter of being contented with what you currently have and working hard for what you may want. It is but human nature to feel a bit envious with what other people have and with what other people may have achieved. It is very natural for us to be jealous of our friends, of a fellow family member, of an officemate and of a person we may not even know personally.
We covet a lot of things in life. We desire to have a well-paying job, more wealth to buy material possessions, a loving significant other, a promotion and a whole lot of other dreams and aspirations. We all have to admit that quite often...