Realizing we're Blessed through other's Despair

Tomorrow will be one of the most awaited day in my college life so I'll make this short.

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It's odd.

Why do we realized how blessed we are whenever we see someone's suffering is much than ours?

I'm blessed I have a home even though it's small, other people sleep on the street.

I am thankful I have a job because there are people who are unemployed for several years.

I realized how blessed I am when I saw childrens in some of Africa- they die because of hunger.

I am pleased that I have someone in my life even though we are not rich, some people live alone and die alone.

These are some of the phrases that we can hear or sometimes we speak. Nothing bad was said on those sentences. However, if we look closely, there are two types of person in each sentence. The one who is blessed, and the one who us suffering.

I honestly have thoughts like this too. That I should be thankful that my life is better than someone else, that I should cherish small things that I have.

But, it bothers me when I think like this. It's like I only appreciate what I have because I know someone cannot afford to have even the simplest thing in this world. Realizing how much better your life is because of someone else's despair is saddening me. So much.

I kept thinking.

I rather hope for their lives to get better, way way better than mine, than thinking I am living way better than them.

I dunno if you get what I want to express because I think this article needed elaboration. I need to sleep tho haha

Good night! Thanks for reading ;))