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Poem: Jealousy Is Like a Fire

Reflection on An Enemy Who Lives Within Man

By Dharan MuraliPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Poem: Jealousy Is Like a Fire
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Jealousy is like a fire that burns from within the self.

Jealousy is like a fire on the stove,

use it but don't get burned by it.

Jealousy is an enemy of man.

An enemy who lives inside a man.

An enemy who slowly robs the man of happiness.

An enemy who will keep the man in darkness.

Use the fire of jealousy to cook yourself a healthy dish of growth.

Use the fire to light.

Not use the fire to burn.

Never go around spreading fire of jealousy in the lives of others.

If you are striving for ease,

be aware of jealousy.

If you are striving for peace,

be aware of jealousy.

If you are striving for love,

be aware of jealousy.

If you are striving for liberation from pain and suffering,

be aware of jealousy.

Never criticize the appearance of others,

anyone can end up there.

Never criticize the positive actions of others,

simply appreciate.

Never criticize the achievements of others,

be happy for them.

Stop comparing yourself,

you are running your own race.

Compete to elevate your mood,

never compete to drain your mood.

A person who achieves may have lost many times,

gone through hardships,

gone through humiliations,

gone through failures,

gone through fatal moments,

before arriving at their hard-earned goals.

Everyone has a battle.

The aware ones strive to become eagles that sit on extraordinary mountains.

The unaware ones strive to become birds that sit in expansionary cages.

Man, stop making your lady jealous.

Lady, stop making your man jealous.

Spend time merging in love.

Dance in love, till the dancers disappear,

and only the dance of love remains.

Every man and woman is beautiful in their own way.

You are an individual masterpiece creation.

It is about whether you are aware of yourself.

It is about whether you are aligned with your higher self.

If you are doing better than me in something,

I m happy for you.

Because I’m aware of myself.

You have some closed doors.

I have some closed doors.

You have some open doors.

I have some open doors.

Everyone's doors open at different times.

We don’t share the same time.

Time exists differently in everyone's zones.

Don’t see just one door of a person,

and conclude.

Don’t see one door of a person,

and become jealous.

What I m today is the result of what I was yesterday.

How I m today will result in what I become tomorrow.

Jealousy is a fire.

Jealousy burns a person from the inside.

Jealousy leads to negative speech.

Jealousy leads to negative comments.

Jealousy leads to negative thoughts.

Jealousy leads to negative feelings.

Jealousy is self-destructive fire.

Turn fire into light.

Turn jealousy into positive self-transformation.

Use jealousy to learn about yourself and others.

Use jealousy as fuel to light your inner lamp.

Use jealousy to protect, not attack.

Use jealousy to construct, not destruct.

Thank you for reading my insights.

I’m the author of the empowering personal spiritual guidebook, “The Cosmic Romance with Existence,” and The Golden Halo, a free newsletter that delivers enlightening stories and poems to your inbox.

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About the Creator

Dharan Murali

💫I'm a couple & family therapy trained social worker, writer & spiritual aspirant. I write from my empirical knowledge, life lessons & spiritual experiences.💫

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