WHY IS IT HARD TO REJOICE IN OTHERS' SUCCESS?
“I rejoice in the success of others, knowing that there is plenty for all of us.” Louise Hay O ne of the hardest things to do in our day-to-day life is to truly feel happy when someone around us succeeds. When I say this, some react: “Why should it be hard?” I find it even harder to explain! The only explanation I have come to offer is this: As human beings, we are not fully liberated from our insecurities… We all have our insecurities in varied proportions… I have more, you have less, or vice versa. But, to claim, ‘I am free from my insecurities’, yes, I think, it’s not an honest claim… True, when someone we love, value and adore succeeds, we rejoice as if his/her success is our own. It makes us feel good, happy and proud. On the other hand, when someone not close to us – or who we do not like for whatever reason – succeeds, we feel sad, as if that person has emptied the well of success! So, our rejoicing in other people’s success comes from our belief a...