The Green Eyed Monster!
As you go through life and have more experiences and learn more about the nature of man, you will find that Envy/Jealousy, are consistant with people behaving so wickedly;so badly! They cannot stand the fulfillment and success of other people, which of course is measured in different ways by different people. Envy is a hateful and destructive emotion! The beauty of  LOVE is that just like it's opposite hate, it spreads. And people who are filled with it don't envy their family, friends or strangers because of their successes or accomplishments. In fact, we share in them and in the  JOY it brings. That is truly an expression of love as well, being happy for people! I cannot afford to go on a vacation....and it has been years;infact the second half of my life! In the first half I went every year to Europe and also many times to the Carribean as well. But when the people I love go, I am so happy for them and kinda enjoy what I cannot do through them being able to..make sense! Envy is by no means restricted to material acquisition(though there is alot of that)you can be envied for being good, kind, generous, loving, happy, tolerant or being able to handle alot! In other words for your VIRTUES these qualities in people bring out particularlly ugly rage from the envious.....they burn at your goodness....and to be good or bad(like everything else)is a choice! The envious always have an excuse to justify their behaviour, which always involves alot of lying and blameshifting(remember Brad Pitt/Julia Roberts in the Mexican)there was a scene in which Roberts' character throws out Pitts' characters'(her boyfriends)clothes off the balcony and goes in to a contemparary soliliquy about how problematic he is and that he is a blameshifter/always accusing her of what he is doing! I loved that scene so much and through both of their comedic/dramatic talent, they delivered a great truth regarding humanity. Well just recently I found out that it was not even a real word. The proper word(which I was always familiar with)is called TRANSFERANCE!  It means the exact same thing..to transfer what one is guilty of onto the innocent receiver, as if they were the ones doing it. I have had my own personal experience with transferance...and it is horrible! You do everything in your power to help this individual...showing them Love and kindnes and respect and forgiving them over and over and over again...understanding them, at a cost of hurting yourself....and it still is not enough! All the anger and hatred they have for the people that hurt them in the past, they transfer on to you. It is exhausting and they relish at filling you with guilt and some of them will not stop until they destroy you or try until the bitter end..no humanity in them at all! ALL that you gave of yourself out of love and commitment, instead of appreciating and being grateful of the amazing relationship that they have(unlike the relationships of their past)they resent you for it, envy you, are jealous of you, even though they are the recipient of all that LOVE and KINDNESS and PATIENCE and FORGIVENESS....they are like that because you represent what they seem unable to be!  So to all you kind SOULS that spread the LOVE to all those around you...keep it up..to those of you that do not envy but share in others joys and accomplishments...keep it up..although you will experience a deeper level of hurt, you can always remain confidant that in the EYES OF GOD, the way you are is a reflection of HIM!  Gods Speed, Angeloflight