Resentment inside

Sometimes i feel deep inside me, there is a tinge of resentment towards some people around, and that's something i try to shed off not to struggle with it anymore. It is not clear why i resent. For example, i resent some politicians for putting up a false promise and smiling it off like nothing, or, resent my colleagues who are condescending.

Maybe it's due to what my parents had told me when I was little. My parents said words like there are many bad guys around who want to cheat u. My father told me that my ideas were stupid. So then I resented other people for not liking me or thinking I was stupid (when in truth they had no real opportunity to find out what I or my ideas were like anyway because I hadn't given them the chance).

Worse yet, i wasn't even aware that I was doing this for a long time. Now that I'm aware of it, I try to remember to give other people the benefit of the doubt and not prejudge them.

I also think that there is a fine line between resentment and jealousy. When you resent someone it's often because you think that life isn't fair, and of course when you are jealous of someone you think that life isn't fair.

I like the idea about imagining all the struggles the person went through as they were growing up so you can better understand why they behaved the way they do. It has helped me deal with my parents better. I also like the idea of realizing that nobody's perfect and that we are all a work in progress. We all deserve forgiveness because we all do what we think is best based on our level of awareness at the time, the circumstances, and our past conditioning.