When we compare ourselves to other people, we deny ourselves of happiness. Since we will always find someone whose life is more appealing than ours, we will inevitably feel envy or self-pity and forget to be grateful for what we have. Some blame social media for magnifying this experience, but the truth is people's lives have always been on display and people have always been interested to know about other people's lives. Because the reality is people want to fit in, to belong, and to be accepted. This is a great source of happiness, but sadly, the fleeting kind.
The challenge is for us to know that we are enough, that what we have is sufficient, and that our lives are to be lived differently.
"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little." - Epicurus
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