Property Ownership In King's Jealousy

Property ownership controls the lives of those who desire social acceptance, likewise leading to selfish, insubordinate acts driven simply by one’s ego. Inanimate objects and belongings determine not only one’s social class, but also who they get to spend the time of their dwindling self-centered lives. Whether the property is land, vehicles, or any other unnecessary luxury, humans let something as simple as a piece of paper control their lives. As unrealistic as this may seem, this is the unavoidable truth of civilization since the dawn of mankind. Humans have forgotten that the most valuable possessions they can own, are those that cannot be held in one’s hand.
Whatever it may be that one possesses, as a general rule, one takes pride in making the best and most representative presentation to their will of their property. With this being said, great jealousy erupts from the mentality of opposing peers, which leads to mutual envy. Betrayal claims the friendships of many as their egotistical actions “burn bridges” between acquaintances. Outlandish acts of destruction are committed in everyday life as covetous beings take away from one what they cannot obtain for themselves. Property leads to hateful …show more content…
The sad truth of things is that possessions and property highly determine whether or not one will be socially accepted. As preposterous as this may seem, it is the bizarre truth. Society doesn’t judge one by the type of person they are as much as what kind of belongings that being has. One who cannot afford expensive items is looked down upon and in some cases, pitied. Impacting one’s ego, the already “poor” being now has to worry about their unacceptable presence in the world due to their like of self-indulgences. The repeated realization of the lack of riches takes an enormous mental toll on one, causing not only self-disbelief, but also increases their jealousy, resulting in the selfish acts described