It’s All About Perspective

It’s worth remembering from time to time that things are not as bad as they seem. In fact, things are great. Things are so great, that we have to get upset about what are relatively tiny inconveniences and minor setbacks.

It’s impossible not to feel disappointed or angry sometimes; it is a necessary part of the human condition. Sometimes these feelings are even completely justified. But it’s important from time to time to step back and consider all the truly terrible things that can happen to people, today and throughout history, and compare them to your current set of troubles. Odds are things aren’t as bad as they might be.

The brilliant Louis CK on this topic:

Also, I’m pretty sure gaining this kind of perspective is exactly why we have reality shows.