Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable. The horrible are the cancer patients and the terminal cases... the miserable is everyone else. So, be thankful that you're miserable.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is split into tragic suffering and general misery; finding perspective in the latter.
- In plain terms
- At least you aren't dying, so be thankful.
- What can you take from it?
- Gratitude comes from comparing your troubles to worse ones.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is misery relative?
- Does comparison help or hurt?
Another view
It minimizes real pain by comparing it to worse pain.
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