Nobody talks about envy.

I am dull at breakfast and more wiser through the day. Which means, there is a probability I might regret writing about this in the evening. Oh well.

“Some things are best not discussed”.

If you had a checklist manifesto of things you should be tight-lipped about,
family drama,
achievements
and envy
might very well be at the top.
"Don’t you dare touch them, because those things come with ‘boxes’— The gossip-monger, bragger and/or go-getter boxes.“
Just like how you’ve got to wait until the guest has left to open the present, you have to be shy and sly about them always. Shy and sly.

Envy is a misunderstood one, I think. It shouldn’t be on the list.
Because while the other things on the LIST are like chewing gum (a solo act; got great flavour at first; spicy; and when you chew on it a little longer, it just becomes harder to chew; so you have got to spit it out),
envy is like making wine (you need people to come get their feet into the grape-smashing basket and trample all over it, even if its gross. You’ll be grateful for the fine wine in the end).

P.S. I know nothing about fine-wine-making or tasting. This is just what I imagine it to be.

Envy looks like its got the potential to be a very productive and laughable conversation.
The best way to address envy, I think, is to voice it out loud and in great detail.
Because you realise which parts of it are valid enough to propel you to be productive, and the parts that are just so stupid to have in your brain anymore.

Remember, it is an exercise in self-esteem. So it has to be done with patience.
Start with one-on-one maybe (I can vouch for that). Then jump to group sessions.

Again, my boss might read this and this could backfire into an exercise I’ve got to do at work. Hi Tai :) You know I’m just fooling around. ;)