and display the trappings of their success
Are they fair game for contempt?
2006-10-19 00:08:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Mmmm interesting...
Difference between hard-work and accident of birth...
2006-10-19 00:17:05 · update #1
I'm asking because for 35 years I sat in the gutter and stared at the stars, sick with jealousy of the success of others and very quick to judge...I've still got a long way to go, but through hard graft my life is finally taking a turn, but the higher I fly, the worse I get treated
2006-10-19 00:24:39 · update #2
of course they are. they can afford it.
2006-10-19 00:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Raff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't resent people that are successful through pure hard work, but I do resent people that have got where they are because of Mummy and Daddy's bank account. Those who have things handed to them on a plate have no idea about the real world or sheer graft, yet they have the audacity to throw it in your face at any opportunity. Boring, go away.
2006-10-19 00:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, as feelings of contempt and jealousy are time wasting emotions which only serve to make you feel more resentful and boost the ego of the successful person still further. Much better to spend time and energy making your own life a success.
2006-10-19 00:11:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not. They should be admired. Against the odds they have shone in a world where people do not want them to shine.
If you were rich and succesful, would you want to be treated with contempt? Let them enjoy their success.
2006-10-19 00:11:13 · answer #4 · answered by abluebobcat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! but its a British pastime! Just look in the section about politics! Tall poppy syndrome!
I think Americans have it right! They think if you are successful you deserve respect!
2006-10-19 00:22:54 · answer #5 · answered by Nicola H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not.
The envious people I know happen to be liberals; sorry but it is just my personal experience.
Wealthy people want everyone to be well-off as it stabilizes the economy and reasonably ensures a happy society.
2006-10-19 00:13:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm guilty of it from time to time but, for the most part I respect someone who is successful and it gives me a sense of urgency to get something done
2006-10-19 00:10:50 · answer #7 · answered by MiZaLiTy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not at all if they became successful by attaining it themselves through hard work and education and the application of their education.
2006-10-19 03:11:38 · answer #8 · answered by June smiles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You should never resent anyone. Sometimes, I wish I could make them stop, but then I think, everyone probably hates them already, why worry my nerves?
2006-10-19 00:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by Ha Ha! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally don't resent them but they do occasionally get annoying. However, chances are fame and fortune changes everyone.
2006-10-19 00:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by Liviu Tudor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may be fair game but that still does not alter your "miserable" condition. Better to get off your fat **** and do something about it.
2006-10-19 00:15:22 · answer #11 · answered by Tom Cat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋