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Element 99

Whom, if anyone, do you envy? I envy my wife for having me.

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Posted - June 30, 2020
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  • 53509

     

      Wait, your wife gave birth to you?  Dude, what kind of weirdness is going on over there?  Ewwwwww. 


      June 30, 2020 9:27 AM MDT
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  • 44617
    I knew that would be your response.
      June 30, 2020 10:06 AM MDT
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  • 53509

    Lol. Either you know me too well or we both know each other too well. 

    ~

      June 30, 2020 10:07 AM MDT
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  • 457
    I have a friend who only works about 20 hours per week and makes about twice as much as I do annually. I am certainly envious of him sometimes.
      June 30, 2020 1:06 PM MDT
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  • 1500
    Do you think I could take over 10 of those hours, only to ensure it in no way jeopardizes your friendship?

    (What is it I'd be doing, again?)
      June 30, 2020 1:30 PM MDT
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  • 457
    Running errands, driving around a cranky old millionaire. 
      June 30, 2020 1:43 PM MDT
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  • 1500
    Okay... I hear you...

    What if I drive the errands, and run around a cranky old millionaire?
      June 30, 2020 1:47 PM MDT
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  • Hello Element: When I was much younger, I had more of a tendency to experience envy or even jealousy over what other people had or what they did, or their life styles. But it seems that as I've grown older, I've become more satisfied with who I am. Maybe the key is to slow down long enough to realize that you have accomplishments of your own to consider.
      June 30, 2020 1:10 PM MDT
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  • 44617
    My question is silly, as you will find out if you hang out here. And I agree with you.
      June 30, 2020 6:08 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    Not one in particular but I envy how the artist feels after completing a masterpiece work of art -regardless wheather it is painting,  sculpture or music... This post was edited by Kittigate at July 1, 2020 4:10 AM MDT
      June 30, 2020 3:08 PM MDT
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  • 1500
    A great emptiness, oftentimes, I reckon. I'm far from being an artist (never mind creating a masterpiece), but that's how I've felt when putting an end to something that had long been a part of me, every second of which I enjoyed, no matter how preoccupying or puzzling. 

    Then it might also be true that there never really is an "end," a point of completion; but once you've even for a second thought that there was, it changes everything. The work had been alive to you, growing in you, breathing with you, for months if not years, and suddenly it's just that: a piece of work.
      July 1, 2020 4:07 AM MDT
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  • 8214
    It must be hard to be humble when you are so great.  hahaha  :   P
      June 30, 2020 5:35 PM MDT
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  • 44617
    You know me well.
      June 30, 2020 6:08 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    I envy writers who've run the gauntlet and succeeded in getting published,
    and have then one critical acclaim and a wide readership.

    99.9% of them deserve every bit of their success.

    I fear constantly that I won't make it,
    but I also know that if I don't make the efforts
    and persist despite the knockbacks
    I'll have no chance at all.
      June 30, 2020 9:26 PM MDT
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  • 1500
    Hi, inky. Do you think such fear is likely to make someone better at what they pursue?
      July 1, 2020 4:13 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Wait. You envy your wife for being fortunate to have you around, or you envy her for being who she is?
      July 1, 2020 4:12 AM MDT
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  • 44617
    The former. My silly questions deserve silly answers.
      July 1, 2020 8:05 AM MDT
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