Reply #24: Relative to third world countries, you are, indeed, "rich" as am

[Spazito]

I. Instead of focusing on the "woe is me, to hell with anyone else", why not look at how fortunate you are compared to others, not only in other countries but those living in your country and mine that have MUCH less and are too busy trying to find something to eat to be posting on an internet site.

Does that mean one should not try and better their own circumstances, no, but surely putting one's own circumstances relative to others makes for a more reality-based and "clear-eyed" understanding, is it not?