Why Your Perspective Matters More Than Your Problems

And how to change it for the better.

I’m a bit weird when it comes to food. I eat mostly vegan and order most of my staples online, so I receive a big parcel with tons of lentils and beans every two months. While it’s convenient and saves me time, there’s one problem.

I do bodybuilding and eat a lot. I buy rice in 20kg bags. The lentil-and-bean packages clock in at around 30kg. They’re heavy, especially when you miss the delivery guy and have to walk through half the city to pick them up. Carrying them home — and up three flights of stairs — is half my workout.

When I picked up my last package, I placed it on my head to make it easier. I don’t know if tons of legumes resting on your brain facilitate thought, but I realized something.

There are people in this world who have to carry heavy stuff on their heads every day just to survive.

But I didn’t stop there. Sure, other people have bigger problems than you. But does that make yours less real?

Saying you shouldn’t feel down because someone else has it worse is like saying you shouldn’t be happy because someone else has it better.

Your problems might not be as big, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t real. Deadly diseases in poor countries don’t make my parcel any lighter or your issues any smaller. But at least they make us feel better.

And that’s what it all comes down to. Your problems don’t cause negative feelings. Your perspective does.

There is no universal reality — and if there was one, you couldn’t see it. Even though you and I look at the same…

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