Some thoughts on gratitude

Amber, who is temporarily living in a cramped trailer with no indoor plumbing and limited electricity, is trying to appreciate how many luxuries she still has. Yet she brings up an interesting point about comparing ourselves to people who have fewer conveniences:

It is easy to move from thinking about what other people lack to pitying them for lacking these "essentials"...it can almost start sounding like the only way to live a good life is to have running water, a warm, spacious, cozy home and easily accessible, easy to use laundry facilities. At that point, I’m about as ridiculous as some billionaire socialite who can’t imagine how all the little people live without an army of servants, a summer home, and a private jet.

Some good food for thought.