01-12-2018, 12:00 AM
I wrote:I will explain in a bit about how comparing things can be the culprit of failing at stuff in this world
So what was I saying about this comparison thing being the root of some evil? hehe.
I also (like you) considered circumstances of people and the dis/advantages that come with them. I have had the luck in my life to see a couple of different societies on different continents. I considered that both living in poverty and being rich /having all that one needs and desires comes with a set of disadvantages. But in places where people have similar circumstances, it is less likely that people will get into conflict - inwardly or outwardly.
Maybe a part of where the bend occurs is in comparing. If everyone is poor it is just normal life. You try to enjoy whatever you can as much as possible cause that is what people do in their natural normal state of life. But if you are poor and your neighbor is rich, if you are ill and your neighbor is healthy... you see where I am going with this. If no one had money for lunch it would be a natural state, if only you don't have money for lunch then all sorts of things come into play: shame, envy, self-pity, anger, etc. And those who have money, if they are the majority might be mean to those who don't (or the other way round).
So what was I saying about this comparison thing being the root of some evil? hehe.
I also (like you) considered circumstances of people and the dis/advantages that come with them. I have had the luck in my life to see a couple of different societies on different continents. I considered that both living in poverty and being rich /having all that one needs and desires comes with a set of disadvantages. But in places where people have similar circumstances, it is less likely that people will get into conflict - inwardly or outwardly.
Maybe a part of where the bend occurs is in comparing. If everyone is poor it is just normal life. You try to enjoy whatever you can as much as possible cause that is what people do in their natural normal state of life. But if you are poor and your neighbor is rich, if you are ill and your neighbor is healthy... you see where I am going with this. If no one had money for lunch it would be a natural state, if only you don't have money for lunch then all sorts of things come into play: shame, envy, self-pity, anger, etc. And those who have money, if they are the majority might be mean to those who don't (or the other way round).