would you rather be loved or envied?
I’d rather be respected above all else…
But of the two? I’d say I’d like to be envied by the majority and loved by a precious few. So I’d rather be envied than loved, I suppose. This comes from a deeply rooted lesson that was instilled into me at a young age by my mother.
From what I’ve seen, most of the time, ‘LOVE’ causes more problems than its worth. This is due to the fact that most people consider LOVE very precious [as do I] and blind themselves to think that if they’re in LOVE, everything will work out. Even when it doesn’t. When people LOVE you they can cause you just as many problems as when people ENVY you, only if they ENVY you, you know what’s coming and you can brace yourself for the hit. You can prepare yourself.
When someone LOVEs you, most of the time you a. Love them back, so can’t see that they’re hurting you. . . or b. feel sorry for them because you know they LOVE you and can’t believe that anyone who LOVEs you could try to hurt you.
I prefer ENVY for the majority.
