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RE: Living on a Boat for Two Years Shaped My Life

in #character8 years ago (edited)

Man that sounds pretty rough, and it's good you saw the best of the situation!
I have noticed that when everything comes easy we appreciate some things less than when we do compared to having to struggle first, and then it means THAT much more because we know what it was like without it.

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Exactly. On a basic, primitive level, we're just comparative engines. We compare and contrast in order to survive. This is why many rich people are very unhappy. For them, if the lobster bisque isn't quite right, that might be the worst tragedy of their day and impact their emotional state just as the worst part of our day might. It's all about perspective and expectations.