Hate! Envy! Jealousy!

People often hate, envy, and show jealousy towards others. No one knows why these feelings exist we just have to accept them. A question that I haven't been able to grasp the answer for is; why do black people constantly try to bring down other black people && their success? Is it because we hate each other? Or are we just jealous of what they have because we don't have it? I think it is a combination of both. We hate seeing other successful black people because we are less fortunate than they are and we want what they have. But why do we feel this way? We should embrace the people who were here before us and that gave us the opportunity to have the privileges we have today. Without them we wouldn't have the Oprah's, the Jay Z's, and the Russel Simmons of the world. Instead of being jealous of these people of higher stature, we should try to match their success with our own. Will this day ever happen? I doubt it! But if we (African-Americans) all proceed to being the best at what we do, we will have more black people with more importance with reputations gained by their abilities and achievements. We are already living in a "white man's world" so why not come together instead of continuously bring each other down? Think about it!