We are all messed up

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Granted, some of us have never had to worry about what to eat or where to sleep. Some of us have been dealt better or worse hands. I will never deny that the simple fact that I have the possibility (the computer, the know-how) to write this blog makes me most likely more fortunate than about 60% of this planet's population.

But never make the mistake in assuming that just because a person has something you have to work very hard for (maybe something you've dreamed of all your life and never got a hold of), that means that they don't have their own issues to mess them up. You may see money and a good job as a purpose in life and may envy people who have more money or better jobs than you do. But while being rich and well-employed is pretty fine, some people have other purposes in life and other desires on their to-do list.

There are women who can't have children and want to. There are men who want to travel the world but don't have the means or the time. We all have a short life to make the most of, and things we want but will never get. Sometimes you just have to make do with what you have, but in most cases that is easier said than done. When you want something you can't have, the frustration will eat you up no matter how much you fight it.

But, to quote Baz Luhrmann again:

“Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself”