365 Days, May 22nd

Green-eyed

I tried to think of who I was jealous of and what was the reason behind it. I went back to a time when I was perhaps six years old. One day I noticed a classmate of mine wearing a very pretty three strand necklace, it was made of tiny beads. It caught my attention, somehow I couldn’t forget it and wished I had one. I wasn’t jealous of her at all and neither was I angry.

I’m not sure why I always thought my parents will not be able to afford it. The thought remained tucked away in my mind. I did not lose any sleep over it , but every now and then I dreamed, that necklace will magically appear in my drawer. I never told my parents about it, not even years later.

Many moons passed we moved from Delhi to Rawalpindi. Then moved to Bangladesh when my father passed away. I lived in Comilla , Bangladesh, after high school, I moved to Dhaka. I finished my education in various cities. Fate moved me to Gander Newfoundland. From there to my final destination, St. John’s.

It was here that tucked away dream of the necklace suddenly appeared in my mind. I have a relative who lives in California, USA. She came to visit us. I was telling her about a lot of things, and believe it or not my thoughts went back to my childhood and that necklace. I related the whole story, she got up and said, ‘wait a minute I’ll be back in a minute.’

She came back with a three strand necklace in her hand and gave it to me. It does not resemble the one I saw years ago. But it has three strands.

I guess I wasn’t jealous of my classmate, which is why my wish was fulfilled years later.

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365 Writing Prompt: Green-eyed

Tell us about the last time you were really truly jealous of someone. Did you act on it? Did it hurt your relationship?

I cannot recall ever being jealous of anyone. I remember when I was in grade two I was fascinated by a three strand fake pearl necklace worn by a classmate of mine. I liked it and wished I had one of those. I did not have any ill-feeling towards her.

I never mentioned it to my Mom or Dad about it. Had I mentioned it, my Mom would not have paid any attention and my Dad probably would think for a few minutes and observe me for a day or two. If I failed to mention it a second time, he’d be glad and would say to himself,”it was a passing fancy and there was no need to worry.”

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Daily Prompt: Green-Eyed Lady

We all get jealous from time to time– what wakes the green-eyed monster for you?

I do believe jealousy is a trait  unbecoming for anyone, yet we cannot help it. They say we cannot be complete without it.

I’m embarrassed to admit I was jealous on many occasions, it was nothing important, when I think of it now I say to myself it was so childish of me!

 

Five sentence fiction: Envy

They were two sisters, Geeta and Seeta, although Geeta was seven years older, she always criticized Seeta.

Seeta was fed up she once complained to her friend Nina  about her sister, Nina paid them a visit at their house, the moment she sat in their house, Geeta had nothing good to say about her sister.

Nina came home and thought about everything she was told by Geeta, she was in a quandary, she’d never heard anyone so critical about the younger sibling, the thought came to her suddenly, maybe she’s jealous of her sister.

Nina was ecstatic she figured out what was wrong, the following day she told her friend, “I know why your sister is mean to you, she is jealous of you.”

Seeta was in shock, “jealous, but why was all she could say?”

https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/five-sentence-fiction-envy

 

 

 

 

 

365 Writing Prompts: Intense

Describe the last time you were surprised by the intensity of a feeling you had about something or were surprised at how strongly you reacted to something you thought wouldn’t be such a big deal.

My feelings normally are not that intense I think, when I sense someone  deliberately trying to bother me,it makes me very angry.  In my life I’ve met people who were jealous of me they made it a point to do something to annoy me.

I had one classmate who always wanted to do better than me in school, when she was unsuccessful she’d make it a point to criticize the people I praised, unlucky for me I spent four years of my life dealing with her. The question may arise how did I deal with her. Do not be surprised if I tell you I did nothing.

There are people who intentionally irritate me I’ve made a point to ignore them, to me it’s the only way I can avoid  reacting strongly to these people who have nothing better to do.

: https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/11/04/365-writing-prompts-intense/

 

 

 

 

365 Writing Prompts: Imitation/Flattery

Write a post in the style of(or simply inspired by) a favorite author.

Once upon a time there lived in the never,never land a sage who had two feline pets, one he named Gabriel and his brother he called, Smiley.

Smiley was a delightful pet ever ready to adopt any human he came across, Gabriel on the other hand was not so trusting, he always kept his distance from strangers. Strangers to him were people who would take him away from his real owner.

Smiley however was ready to go with anyone who’d take him, he felt life is full of surprises, it wouldn’t hurt to find out how life would be with someone other than his present owner.

God the giver of wishes decided He’s helped humans, why not a feline.

The stage was set, along came a court jester to visit the sage, Smiley as usual was as charming as he could be, both he and jester loved each other instantly.

Smiley found his new owner and made a big fuss to go with Jester. His wish was granted by Mr. Sage, Smiley was overjoyed to get a new owner, he hopped all the way to Jester’s house.

Jester lived in a small hut, there was a tiny window in the middle of the room, the door was ugly and nothing to look at Jester was happy in his little abode, Smiley was disgusted, he showed his anger by scratching everything in the house, this displeased Jester, he slapped him and made him go to sleep.

Early morning he stealthily left the house, he had enough of Mr. Jester , one more day might make him attack Jester.

Walking along the winding streets he realized it was wrong to change owners, he was happy with Sage and his brother Gabriel. He was looking for adventure which turned out to be sour in the end.

Along the way he was invited by several humans to live with them he declined by saying he did not want to be adventurous any more.

Finally after a long walk he reached home, Gabriel and Sage were having a man to feline talk, he was a bit jealous but reminded himself, he is the one who chose to leave, he has no reason to be jealous.

Gabriel was happy to see his brother back, when he asked him if he had fun with Jester all he could say in his feline language was: All that glitters is not gold.”

k: https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/365-writing-pr…tationflattery/

365 Written Prompts: Green-eyed monster

Write an anonymous letter to someone you are jealous of.

This is an unusual prompt. I do not think I’m jealous of anyone as far as I can recall. Even if I was why would I write an anonymous letter, it will be so childish of me.

I have read awesome poems by poets who for some reason or the other ,did not like to see their name in print. I have no problem with it.

To write a letter to someone who I’m supposedly jealous of makes no sense. Sorry this topic is not a good one!

https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/08/03/365-written-pr…n-eyed-monster/

DP Daily Prompt: I Can’t Stay Mad At You

Do you hold grudges or do you believe in forgive and forget?

 

Unfortunately I have trouble saying,” I can’t stay mad at you, let’s forgive and forget.” There are many incidences in my life where the people who hurt me, deliberately did it because they were jealous of me . I don’t know why they have that feeling, I certainly did not deserve it.

Some of my family members enjoy hurting me, they do not hesitate to tell lies if it suits their purpose. I have tried many times to forgive and forget but they cannot stop talking against me. I am simply tired of this ‘Forgive and forget’, thing. 

I have stopped having anything to do with them. I follow the saying( na rahe bans toh na baje bansari) it means without a flute you cannot play a tune. I am not sure if it will  make sense to my readers or why hold on to something that cannot be fixed.

: https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/dp-daily-promp…tay-mad-at-you

 

DP Daily Prompt: Green-Eyed Lady

We all get jealous from time to time– what wakes the green-eyed monster for you.

Green-Eyed monster I am not

When I become human

you better watch out!

I am usually pretty laid back and don’t worry about who’s getting more attention than me, what I’m saying is little unimportant things don’t spark any kind of jealousy in me.

When I notice someone who is not deserving, but getting far more attention than me I become furious. My feelings go unnoticed for a while, but I take care of it by my “don’t care won’t talk attitude”.

A few years ago my stingy brother-in-law wanted my husband to invite his in-laws to their village home. We were going to Dhaka, my brother-in -law lives in the states,he found out about our trip,without wasting any time he told my husband that he should invite  my brother-in-laws, in-laws to their village home for a meal.

As soon as we arrived in Dhaka,my husband started calling his brother’s in-laws to their village home. His enthusiasm was too much for me to bear, so I sat there in the veranda waiting to give him a piece of my mind.

The opportunity came almost immediately,he asked me something about what did I think, I stayed quiet, he asked,”Is anything wrong?”

I told him he should be ashamed of himself for inviting his brother’s, in-laws and completely ignoring my family. Oh he made a mistake he said and he was going to call them, I didn’t let him because he deliberately did that .

This was one of the times I felt hurt, angry and jealous, I am human after all.

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/daily-prompt-green-eyed-lady/

 

 

DP Daily Prompt: Green Eyed Monster Post by Ranu

Dear K,

How are you? I am happy to note you are doing well physically and mentally. The other day I read an article you wrote.It is an excellent one.I feel ecstatic because you are my friend.I will tell everyone I know how wonderful you are.Keep working hard, things will definitely work out for you.You are a good person.You deserve the best.

I am spending a couple of weeks in Montreal.The weather so far is very pleasant.My daughter and I love it here. Today we will go to the market for some goodies. I am not buying any desserts or anything sweet. I am checking out the sugar detox diet. It is good I think,I have not eaten anything sweet for more than six weeks. I hope I can continue.

I was supposed to be jealous of your accomplishments and be the green-eyed monster.It is not for me I cannot even pretend to be one. So I’ll always pray for you and hope your life is smooth and you are happy and healthy.

Have a great day.

Your friend,

R.