Thinking - Why Do We Believe the Worst About Others?

Try this little experiment. Talk to a friend and tell themMost of us feel jealous. In a recent survey it was
something bad about a common friend. Look at howfound that men are not so concerned with their pay
your friend reacts after receiving the news. In allbut how much more they get compared to their
possibility they will believe the worst and may also addcolleagues.
something themselves. Now tell them something goodAnger, jealousy, back biting are some of the common
about other person. Watch the reaction. It is difficult forhuman traits. We have to fight the negative tendencies
your friend to believe that somebody else is so good.of mind and develop positive emotions. Negative
Why do we as humans believe the worst and haveemotions hurt our own growth. If I feel jealous because
lot of difficulty in believing that somebody may be veryyou are earning more than naturally my focus is on
good?you and not on my own growth. This will not help me.
To be spiteful is human nature. I all of us negativeHow to reduce negatives from mind? The first step
emotions and tendencies are more than the positive.should be awareness. Whenever you get a negative
Watch children playing or studying. You will se a bigthought, become aware about it. Reflect ob why you
amount of selfishness. We get educated to removeare thinking like that. Contemplate about that and try to
these negative tendencies. But education gives usstart thinking positively. It will not happen quickly but as
power to think and analyze. It is not easy to removeyou practice the negatives will slowly give space to
the bad thought pattern we have. Do you cheer uppositives.
and become happy when your friend gets a raise?