westprog
Philosopher
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It does help when something bad happens to compare your tragedy to a worse one. It has a way of making your problems seem less. Same is true when I feel poor. I just compare my wealth to someone poorer and voila, I'm rich!
It's also possible, when something good happens, to compare yourself with someone more fortunate, and use that as a reason to grumble. That might seem a pointless exercise, but children do it all the time.
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