What is jealousy? Jealousy is resentment towards people who are better than themselves in talent, reputation, status or situation. There is no jealousy. What is envy? It is to see that others have certain strengths, benefits or advantages and wish they have them, without resentment. Therefore, envy is not equal to jealousy.

So, can jealousy make people progress? Let's start with a fact. Do you know the story of David and Faraday? David is a famous British chemist. He once trained Faraday, a printing apprentice, as a scientist and was praised by people. But Faraday was later nominated as a member of the Royal Society for his outstanding achievements in electromagnetism and chemistry. As the president, David personally opposed it for only one reason: he was afraid that Faraday would surpass himself. After David's heart was firmly occupied by jealousy, there was only resentment in his heart, and he stopped on the road of science and never made any achievements again.

This example seems a little far from us. Let me give an example that is close to our life.

Zhang Xin, a top student in her class, is admired by her classmates and wants to learn some learning methods from her. Therefore, people often mention her. Once, everyone mentioned Zhang Xin again, and Li Hua said angrily, "Is Zhang Xin's grades really that good?" Hum, cheating in the exam, and sometimes even copying the review materials on the table, the teacher can't see it. It's really smart to say something ... "Everyone disagreed, but why did Li Hua say these hurtful words? Obviously jealousy is at work. Jealousy blinded him, so that he could not see the advantages of others, let alone learn from others and make his studies by going up one flight of stairs.

Perhaps, someone will retort, "You misunderstood me. I mean, if one person studies well and another person is jealous, he will naturally think: He can get good grades in the exam, why can't I? " So I study hard, study hard. Naturally, my grades went up. "These words seem to have some truth at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, you find that it is all wet. Simply put, they confuse self-improvement with jealousy. Self-improvement means that you have the idea of striving for progress, and jealousy means resentment. Seeing others' good grades, you will "change if you are poor", which just shows that this person has self-improvement. This is not jealousy at all!

In a word, jealousy is a harmful psychology. If the degree is light, it will create some trouble for those who come up with achievements; When it is serious, it will suppress a person's life development, which will not only harm others but also benefit themselves. Therefore, jealousy is absolutely unnecessary. What we should have is self-improvement, self-confidence and self-motivation. Of course, we should also help those who are hurt by jealousy to realize their own fallacies, focus on their studies and work, really catch up with others and make continuous progress.