It's all relative, happiness and sadness, glad, mad, good and bad. It's all relevant to time, place and circumstances. My life is not the same as yours so why do I compare my life to yours?
Life is hard for a million different reasons. My friend's husband just died and she's pregnant with their second child. Another friend might lose his legs to diabetes but he's smiling. And this leaves me wondering what gives me the right?
Why do I get to be upset and depressed? My life is hard but clearly others have it worse. But I'm learning that this is precisely the reason why my depression and drinking went out of control. I spent so much time comparing lives with others.
And this is why our lives are relevant to us alone. If you think your life is terrible then maybe you should get help. Don't wait until it is as bad as that other guy's. But it works the other way as well. I'd your happy then be happy and don't worry about being as happy as someone else. Because they may be losing their minds.
Thanks for reading