From time to time I ask myself: how would I feel if I lived in another place in the world or at another time? Would I even be able to live there, to survive? I think of slums or war zones. I live in such a materially and politically stable environment - what have I done to deserve it? Why me? Would I be the same and as grateful or balanced or confident in a different situation? I do not know. But I observe that there are people who are happy in very difficult and in optimal environments and others who are unhappy and empty inside. So circumstances are not everything. Resilience, strength, joy, etc. obviously come from within and determine how we deal with the outside. It is remarkable that society puts so little emphasis on strengthening, nurturing and raising awareness of this. After all, life is more than food, clothing and health.
I wish you an extraordinary day!
