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Are jealousy and possessiveness linked to love naturally or does it have to do with our culture? Eighty percent of jealousy comes within each person; every human being has a little bit of this characteristic in his or her personality. Some people reflect it more than others do; some others let it rule his or her life. The fact or the matter is that all human beings are jealous, even God was a jealous person. Our own parents are definitely very jealous; so yes, we find jealousy commonly in our lives, but is it necessary to live surrounded by jealousy? The remaining twenty percent comes from our culture and the way we had been raised. Different cultures have other perceptions; for this reason, jealousy can be hidden, ignored or not experienced at all depending on the lifestyle of each individual. Possessiveness and jealousy are unfortunately linked together. An individual who happens to be jealous becomes possessive. The idea of ownership of another human spirit goes against the principles of truth. Possession is a form of domination and control. The possessor manipulates others for his own purposes. When we truly love someone, we can never consider confining him or her to a cage. One who loves respects the uniqueness of the other. We must accept others exactly the way they are, without possessing, giving our partner the right of free will choice over his or her own actions.
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