Quote of the Day #28: Emma Goldman Speaks About Jealousy
“A strong shield against the vulgarity of jealousy is that man and wife are not of one body and one spirit. They are two human beings, of different temperament, feelings, and emotions. Each is a small cosmos in himself, engrossed in his own thoughts and ideas. It is glorious and poetic if these two worlds meet in freedom and equality. Even if this lasts but a short time it is already worthwhile. But, the moment the two worlds are forced together all the beauty and fragrance ceases and nothing but dead leaves remain. Whoever grasps this truism will consider jealousy beneath him and will not permit it to hang as a sword of Damocles over him.
All lovers do well to leave the doors of their love wide open. When love can go and come without fear of meeting a watch-dog, jealousy will rarely take root because it will soon learn that where there are no locks and keys there is no place for suspicion and distrust, two elements upon which jealousy thrives and prospers.”
Natasha | Anarchy, Feminism, LeftLibertarian.org, Quotes of the Day, Sexuality
I largely agree with this for the common affairs; however, I am the victim of a broken heart and a love long lost to the perils of distance - a romance between two adolescents that was separated pre-maturely to the great dismay of this young poet: I think I would be jealous to see her with another, and though I do know I possess no ownership of her, it is hard to sanction the heart from beating.
Niccolo,
Your words are very beautiful and much appreciated. It may be that jealousy stems from innate traits in human beings.