We are the only species with the ability to imagine. You can consider this an advantage for planning the future. But it is a massive disadvantage for those who wish they could live someone else’s life — when they know they cannot.
The imagination is often far from the reality of the lives people actually live. Now reverse the situation for a moment.
Think about what you have. Think about the things you have now that you once wished for when they were not there. We always tend to imagine something better — always chasing what we do not have.
That is where we get it wrong. Reverse the thought — there are millions of people who wish to live a life like yours, no matter what your status is.
If you have the privilege to read this, you already have the basics needed to be grateful for your own life.