Envy Meaning Novels & Stories

“Papatayin kita at sinisigurado kong makukuha ko ang mga kayamanan na dapat sa akin at hindi sa kagaya mong ampon lang naman!” Envy is why Ramilo betrayed me, and he wants to kill me to get the property I inherited from my parents, who are Ramilo's distant relatives. Matinding inggit dahil sa akin pinamana ang lahat samantalang ampon lang ako ng mga magulang ko at siya na kamag-anak na naghahangad ay hindi man lang naambunan ng pamana.

I was sure that the whole grade problem I felt for him was just annoyance but now, I am frustrated. I did not let him talk anymore and went inside immediately. As I was on my way, I realized that he got a point. I am such a lame daughter. Faking myself in front of my parents even when they should be the one to know me the most and trying my best to keep up with their expectations despite the pressure I felt just because my pace is slower than their dreams. Wow, what a can opener of broken childhood dreams and longing is Isaiah Thomas. I feel like I want to punch him. Pointing that out to me just makes me feel more miserable. Gago siya.

It was a scene ripped from a fairytale, a perfect family portrait that mocked my own desolate existence. A bitter taste flooded my mouth. Envy, sharp and corrosive, ate away at me. It wasn't just the wealth, the sprawling mansion, the effortless grace of their lives. It was the love, the genuine, unadulterated affection that bound them together. Something I had never known, something I craved with a ferocity that bordered on madness.

She saw envy in other people's eyes when they see her new bags or new toys, but it didn't make her happy, rather, it made her pity herself more. She envies those smiles these people have when their parents are there to support them. She envies those laughs and proud moments these families have shared together. Those were priceless memories that she couldn't buy with all her saved money in her bank accounts. Her credit cards could only afford to buy her temporary happiness – things that depreciate over time. She has longed for that attention and love from other people, but instead, they paid her kindness with betrayal. It scarred her heart. It broke her trust. It changed her.

sagot agad ni Lolo. "Ang inggit na tao ay hindi kontento sa kung ano meron siya, walang tiwala sa sarili, mas pinairal ang inggit sa katawan. Mas nakatuon pa sa blessings ng iba kaysa sa sarili niyang mga blessings. Envy is a coward's side of hate and jealousy is a disease that cannot be cured anymore! It's dangerous," komento rin ni Lola.