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Handling Jealousy
1. Excerpted From "How a Good Person can Really Win" by Pavan Choudary
CHAPTER THREE
HANDLING JEALOUSY
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight
you and then you win.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Nicholas Fouquet, Finance Minister to Louis XIV, was a
well-connected and sophisticated individual. According to
one historian, Fouquet was an acknowledged leader of the
intelligent society, a discerning patron of artists, a lover of
fine buildings and women, and had an ever-increasing,
ostentatious wealth. To please his young king, Nicholas
threw a party in the year 1661, to which he invited the
nobility and great minds from all over Europe. The event
was a grand fete for six thousand "friends", including the
king himself and his court. The guests were treated
sumptuously. Party favours included 'diamond tiaras and
saddle-horses'; the grounds were dotted by thousand orange
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trees, and the table settings were made of gold. Nicholas
built an outdoor amphitheatre of silver fir to house the
spectacular entertainments, and fireworks lit up the sky
each night during the week-long event. Although much
honour was extended to the king, he was furious, and in
less than two months after attending the eye-popping
celebration, arrested Fouquet and bustled him off to the
Bastille for life imprisonment. Louis XIV was an arrogant
man, and his vanity was hurt by the fact that his friends
and subjects were more charmed by Fouquet than by him.
Out of sheer jealousy, he silenced Nicholas Fouquet forever.
Some masters become insecure because of the victories
of their Generals. King Philip of Macedonia on many
occasions, demoted his Generals immediately after great
victories. Philip was troubled by the thought that such men
might become rivals, instead of underlings in the future.
Vain and reckless display of one's victories should also
be avoided. In fourth century BC, a captain in a Chinese
battle brought back several enemy heads. "A talented officer,
but a disobedient one," remarked the General and ordered
that the captain be beheaded.
Never underestimate jealousy. Face it. Even your best
well-wishers perhaps do not want you to do better than
them. Few men have the strength to honour a friend's
success without envy. The green-eyed monster can show up
in unexpected ways in different situations.
A hospital room had two beds occupied by two seriously
ill bed-ridden patients. They were good company for each
other. The first patient used to tell the second one how
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beautiful the world looked from his window — how green
the grass was, how beautiful the lake was and how merry
the children were — a view that the second patient wasn't
able to share, as his bed was in the other corner of the
room. He repeatedly reminded the second patient what a
pleasure it was to look out of the window. The second
patient got jealous as he could not enjoy the beauty of the
outer world, and his desire for the first patient's bed grew.
One night the first patient went into a bout of physical
agony, coughing vociferously, so much so that he was not
even able to ring the hospital alarm next to his bed. The
second patient, who was witnessing the entire episode, could
have easily raised an alarm but didn't. He was executing his
plan. That night the first patient died. Next morning, the
second patient requested the doctor to transfer him to the
now vacant bed of the first patient. The doctor did so.
Happily, the second patient was wheeled on to his new
bed and eagerly looked out of the window to see how
beautiful the world was. Voila! There was no park, no lake,
no children. Instead, there stood a dull, drab wall.
This story gives us two key lessons. We learn from the
first patient that when you brag and inadvertently make
people jealous of you, you end up digging your own grave.
From the second patient we learn that wanting what others
have may leave you worse off, as the second patient even
lost the company he had.
Jealousy is a natural feeling. It is normal to be jealous.
But there are two kinds of jealousies. The white jealousy,
which inspires us to emulate the achievements of others,
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imbibe their values and improves ourselves. This is the
constructive form of jealousy, which has been the driving
force for most industrious and creative individuals who have
been responsible for the advance of any culture. The other
form of jealousy is the black jealousy that prompts us to
be resentful of the achievements of others and embark on
a hate trail against them only because they have achieved
something recognizably more useful than we have. It is this
kind of jealousy that is negative and counter-productive.
When one is consumed with black jealousy he reacts
violently to the achievements of the successful. The thought
of the other man's success so consumes him that it affects
his abilities to achieve. Instead of growing, he wastes his
energies in retarding others. In this case, his preoccupation
with the other man's success stunts him.
Note that not everyone would be jealous of you. People
who are substantially bigger than you may resent your climb
and the narrowing status gap between you and them but
they are not exactly jealous even if they too try to sabotage
your ascent. Some big people might even encourage you
as you climb. People who are smaller than you and who
benefit from your growth may cheer you too; though they
too from time to time might apprehend that you may no
longer heed them as much once you rise too far above
them. It is the people in your social milieu of past and
present, your social equals, who are most jealous e.g. exclassmates, profession mates, friends, relatives and
contemporaries. This is your ring of jealousy. Be careful of
people within it.
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So long as the jealous don't come in your way, all's well.
But at times they do float rumours, play down your
achievements or even create hurdles in your path.
Then what should you do?
Seek their blessings. Let them feel secure by clarifying
that you are not trespassing into their terrain and there's
lots of space for everyone. If this doesn't work, ignore their
efforts at discrediting you. And remember, your identity
becomes stronger through opposition. Hitler did more to
establish the strong identity that Jews have today than
anyone else by opposing them fiercely. He (unknowingly)
crystallized their identity and, in fact, he can be credited
with the creation of Israel.
When Hillary Clinton was the First Lady of Arkansas,
she placed much critical focus on a rival Senator whose
views she did not like, and highlighted his mistakes and
drawbacks relentlessly during interviews. As a result, he rose
to national attention, though his work had been largely
obscure before. Clinton 'created' him through her excessive
attention. He became even more of a vicious and effective
enemy of hers.
One of the methods, therefore, to handle the salvos of
competitors is not to react. It is better to build on your
strength than go on a revenge-taking spree against them.
Revenge will occupy your time, dilute your power and
increase your stress. To be able to handle jealousy, it is
important to know what steps would the jealous employ to
discredit you or your idea. First, the idea is ignored. If it
dies of neglect, fine. If it doesn't, it is criticized. If it even
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stands the test of criticism, then the Viles do not have any
alternative; they have to accept it. When the idea is ignored,
don't quit. When it is criticized, don't react — but do
neutralize if you can, their criticism by succinctly exposing
the fact that they are jealous of you and your creation will
get its due place under the sun. Also, don't be instrumental
in breeding jealousy by bragging about your riches or lifestyle
among the less endowed. In fact, highlight the problems that
you face in front of the jealous to reduce their jealousy.
Sir Francis Bacon, the philosopher who held many
positions of power, thought that if the powerful people seek
pity for themselves for taking the heavy load of
responsibilities and sacrifices in public interest, no one
would envy them. They should point out their troubles to
win moral support from those surrounding them and share
a part of their good fortune with others.
A student and a teacher are witnessing a football game.
The student asks, "The poor ball gets kicked so badly. Who
is at fault, the players or the ball?"
The teacher answers, "The ball. If it were not so full
of air it would never get kicked." So be modest, as modesty
will reduce the jealous vibes you attract.
Shun arrogance. Someone has rightly said that success
brings arrogance and arrogance brings failure. Not only
does the arrogant man lose his friends and advisors, he also
stops receiving feedback on areas that need improvement.
Practicing what has been proposed above will help you
control jealousy to a great extent, but if you are enormously
successful, you may not be able to uproot it completely.
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Then you can take comfort in the thought that if you
worry about the bees, you will never get the honey. And
simply go on doing your work.
Advice for Naive
• Envy is the price you pay for fame. It is only the
tree loaded with fruit that people throw stones at.
Let envy inspire you to work harder for what you
want.
• Behold the turtle that makes progress only when he
sticks his neck out.
• A jealous remark which doesn't hurt your progress
can be laughed off with a silent resolve to keep
away from those who continue to belittle your
ambitions/status.
Advice for Vile
• Do not discuss your success with those who are less
successful.
• Envy is the enemy of happiness. You can't throw
mud without getting a little on yourself.
• Use jealousy to fuel your life engine.
Advice for the Ruler
• The commonest way in which the unthinking envious
minimize others' achievement, is by attributing it to a
stroke of luck akin to winning of lottery ticket.
• The failure of those who attempt extraordinary
accomplishments is much more public. But success
requires the courage to risk disapproval.
• To persevere in anything exceptional requires an
inner strength and unshakeable conviction that you
are right even when others say you are not.
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8. Pavan Choudary
A Brief Profile
Pavan Choudary is the author of path breaking books like How a Good
Person can Really Win, Broom & Groom (co-author Kiran Bedi), A
Trilogy of Wisdom (on Chanakya, Confucius and kabir), Machiavelli for
Moral
People,
Uprising
2011:Indians
against
Corruption
(co-
author Kiran Bedi), When you are Sinking become a Submarine and The
Rx Factor. Pavan is also the Managing Director of Vygon, a leading
French Multinational, chairs the Medical Equipment Division of CII,
hosts the TV program Hum Aise Kyun Hain on Doordarshan, and has
written columns for The Times of India and Financial Chronicle. He sits
on some of the most respected advisory boards of India and is a much
sought after Management Strategist. To know more follow him on
twitter @AuthorPavan or visit www.pavanchoudary.in