This is a response to Courtney's Question (which is a response to my blog!!)

"Question...that jealous anger that we sometimes feel toward the wealthy is a vile thing. What does that example say about humans? Can/does jealousy control us?"

I believe that in certain situations, jealousy does control us. This is not to say that a feeling of jealousy rules our lives. Sometimes, the feeling can lead to wonders, to self-improvement. Other times, the envy over another can destroy us. Since we are beings with emotions, a far more complex range of emotions than anything else in this world, our emotions are bound to rule our lives sometimes. But, just because we are sometimes ruled by an emotion of jealousy does not say too much about humans. Sometimes emotions get the best of us.

Question: What is it that makes our emotions get the best of us?