A baby is concieved and born without cellphone, laptop, car, house and lot. That infant will become a child and go schooling. He will set his desire for new toys, bags, pencils. After some years he will enter High School that puts pressure for more. Having the latest gadgets will mean increased popularity and a bragging rights. Then he finishes college and found decent occupation that demands him most. The standard has to be met so success be uttered - 2 story bungalow with backyard pool, a garden, first hand car, a private school for children, college investment plan, healthcare plan, and retiremet plan. Eventually he dies at a ripe age but having accomplished nothing. The standard is so high, he is more than willing to meet them, but his pocket only served him a month.
He lived a life driven by envy. As a baby he came to earth by himself, as an old man he is burried alone.
So Envious in Tagalog is naiingit. NA-I-ING-GIT.
to use it in a full sentence and say I'm Envious, it is NAIINGIT AKO.
