> I try to be happy for them and gracious and to listen and enthuse whilst they tell me of their good fortune Just like you don't have to live up to an economi

> I try to be happy for them and gracious and to listen and enthuse whilst they tell me of their good fortune Just like you don't have to live up to an economic ideal, nor do you have to live up to a rational/moral ideal. Maybe just fully have the emotions you're having rather than 'trying' not to because logic or politeness or whatever. I'm sorry. Those are difficult feelings to sit with. You really do love your friends. Context: someone with money and lots of loved ones with far less, a couple with significantly more. I am angry that my friend has a $2M home and two Teslas in the driveway for being at the right place/right time. But it's my own desire for more that feeds this envy. I almost never go see this friend and all his new gadgets, instead would rather pickup burgers and sit on the bed of my much closer friend's studio apartment and talk about things one can't purchase.