Is it wrong to want what other people have?

Question

or should you always just be content with what you've got?

Answer 1

content with what you've got becoz u dont want to be greedy or picky.....trust me......i use to be like that

Answer 2

Desire is not a sin or a moral crime.  Your character and ethic standards are defined and revealed by what you do about it.  If you want to be rich like somebody else, you can either steal it (bad), or find a way to earn it (good).  Desire itself isn't a crime, it's an opportunity to improve yourself.  Often times, wanting something more than you have causes people to become better people than they were before.  I once saw an amazing pianist my age, and I thought to myself "I want that ability."  So now I'm learning to play piano.  Desire for something you don't have can actually IMPROVE you.  Do'nt listen to what people say about "just taking what you have," mankind was made to desire self-improvement and advancing.

Answer 3

I think it's human nature to want what other have that you don't. There's something we all "want". Even if you life a life were you are actually content and everything.

Say you're a rich person with everything going right for you and you have a family but your family is all formal and strict. If you pass by a normal family with the kids on the dad's shoulders or something and they're laughing, that person go " I want that kind of life too".

As humans, I don't ever think we will be content with our life.

Answer 4

Envy, jelaousy and covetousness ruins more lives than guns and bullets.

Answer 5

   Yes, each gets what they deserve. We reap what we sow. Having planted a margosa seed, how i can expect a mango fruit. Hence we must never compare negatively with others. By this way, we can lead a peaceful life. Otherwise  only 'heartburn' will remain.

Answer 6

Desire & Life are one.

It's good to want things.