It's funny, but we use "green" to refer to people when we mean different things. For one, people are green when they're sick. Yesterday, I started out more of a pink sick, flushed and feverish, but I guess I was greenish by day's end. I was definitely pale, and yellow and nauseous if not all the way to green. I had to leave work in the morning, slept five hours yesterday and another twelve last night.
People are also green when they are inexperienced or new at something. There are lots of trainees at work who are a bit green, and considering how long it's been since I picked up a keyboard, I'm a green programmer, too. So that seems to be a theme right now. Hang in there, guys! We'll learn, and it will be awesome!
People are also green when they're envious of others. I try not to live there. But sometimes, I think, we all get it, and deal in different ways. We get competitive, or we try to "keep up with the Joneses" - our consumer economy has long depended on our small envies. Still, when larger ones rear their ugly heads, we need to deal with them without throwing ourselves into debt or doing other things outside our own best interests because friends and rivals seem better off.
We apply "green" to people for different reasons, and no one really enjoys being green for long no matter which green we're talking about.
However, taking care of yourself correctly cures all these green ills. If you're sick, rest and fluids are key (consult your doctor, this does not construe actual medical advice but is Mom's best folk wisdom on the matter, etc.). If you're new, work hard on learning and gaining experience, and allow rest breaks to focus on other things. If you're jealous, try to focus on what's going well for you, not what you need and want but don't or can't have. That way lies madness, debt, second jobs, and more madness.
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