Material needs dominate the psyche and this demand loses so easily to emotional satisfaction. We have cracked up institutions like joint family and marriage because of our blatant and foolish following of the West without appreciating and looking for meaning in what they have to offer. We have emulated the easiest habits from the West. It is painful to observe the quality of human life, its hypocrisy and the superficial relationships that prevail today. People are always stressed.
Stress can be healthy, if short-lived.
Envy is healthy but not jealousy. Envy prompts one to perform better or reach higher targets but jealousy will provoke negative emotions. My thoughts and verses are composed in English. I even dreamt in English. Some of my earlier works are translations from English.