As the saying goes, "Brothers want brothers to be poor" what does it mean?

Brother expects brother to be poor? This is a common saying. At first glance, it doesn't make sense. As relatives, how can brothers want each other to be poor? However, after thinking about it, this sentence really has some truth. I think some people have this kind of psychology, one is the comparison psychology, and the other is the long-term preference of parents.

Comparison psychology is a common psychology of people, especially between brothers. As brothers, from small to large, everyone will compare, for example, my brother's grades are good and my brother's grades are poor! Under the influence of this environment, the two brothers will also secretly compete. No one wants to be worse than others, and naturally he wants his younger brother to be poorer than himself. In addition, both brothers have their own families and wives, and there will be comparisons between their sisters-in-law. Women's comparison psychology may be more serious. Seeing that your husband and brother are better than your husband, it is inevitable to nag your husband. A man's family can't stand his wife's gossip, so for this reason, they also want to be better than their brothers.

The long-term preference of parents makes the relationship between the two brothers unbalanced. There are two children in the family. Many parents talk about fairness and a bowl of water is flat, but in real life, parents always treat the other child better unintentionally. Children who are left out by their parents tend to be jealous. When I grow up, I still have my childhood jealousy of my brother. They still feel uncomfortable when they see that their brother is better than themselves.

Based on the above two points, do you expect me to be poor? It makes sense and conforms to human nature. It's just that I personally think that a man should be broad-minded and friendly to his brother, help him when he is poor, and don't be too jealous when he is rich.