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Originally Posted by Perna
I may think I think the lottery is a stupid way to spend one's money so, learning that I'm jealous of John for winning it, might tell me different, more of my "secret" desire for money, gambling, and winning, etc. or that I think I'm better than John. All of that is things going on in my heart that need addressing and it's good to know them so I can think about/work on those issues I might not have recognized I had before.
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I come to think of it and what you said is correct. Sometimes jealousy can reveal your true desires.
And I liked what you said about lottery. We cannot always estimate outcome of our decisions. The thing about John winning is, comparison with John happen only when he wins lottery. In the past, he may have had less money, but we don't feel happier because we have more. Only when he gets richer, we compare . So, that's the problem with emotion.