Respecting the individual

"We must respect the body as an individual planet. No person should try
to own another. We should assign ourselves to assist and to help one
another, but never try to own or possess. Jealousy is a deadly disease
which disintegrates the body."
— "Mr. A", in Born to Heal by Ruth Montgomery

There seems to be some confusion over what jealousy is really all
about. Some seem to believe that it has everything to do with loving
someone. But when jealousy enters into a relationship, anger is soon to
follow. Anger and fear are two of the greatest emotional setbacks a
person can experience. They can actually make a person sick by drawing
out all the energy from the body where it is needed to maintain optimum
health and placing it into the negative emotion instead.

Think back to any of your relationships, past or present, that
entertained jealousy on either side. How well did the relationship do?
Did it survive? Did it blossom? More than likely it did not. Jealously
drains the soul and depleats any love that may have been there in the
first place.

Remember the Law of Attraction: like attracts like. If you are a
loving, giving, and respectful person in a relationship, you will
attract the same in your partner. Focus on respecting the individual in
yourself and in your partner and you will see your love grow.