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greenmedic88 said:
curl-6 said:

Well, it is a bit, but it depends on how you look at it, I suppose. For example, I could say that it's depressing that I will likely never live in a mansion or own a lamborghini, or I could look on the bright side and consider how lucky I am to have a roof over my head, enough food to eat, clean water to drink, a job, enough money to live comfortably, and awesome friends/family.

This may reflect a failing of Western societal values if it's considered depressing or tragic that one will never live in a mansion and drive a car that costs about five times what the average person earns in a year. 

But... there is a glimmer of hope if individuals such as yourself can still appreciate that which you have and presumably see the essentials that really matter. If everyone lived in a castle and flew around via private helicopter it wouldn't exactly be a mark of success or superiority. 

Well, I guess what I was trying to convey was that it's easy to make one's self feel like crap by focussing on the things we don't have, while overlooking all the things we do have.