Relative

Relative (Adjective)
- Considering in relation or in proportion to something else.

 

You know when something disastrous happens and it's headline news - perhaps it's an earthquake in a foreign country or the issue of world hunger, there's always people who are quick to compare these massive issues with smaller every day ones, stressing how we are self centred and so on. But to me, it seems that all of these problems are relative and can't necessarily be compared.

I've come to believe that everyone has their own issues and problems that they have to face and resolve, some of them are a lot smaller and easier to sort out than others but it doesn't make them any less important to that particular person at the time. The tragic stories you hear on the news can't be compared to someone facing depression, relationship issues or even just friends arguing. I'm not saying that the larger issues don't deserve people's attention as they definitely do and sometimes we need them to give us perspective - to make us see that there are people going through worse situations but, it doesn't take away from the fact that everything is relative.

It's not necessarily self centred to think about yourself sometimes, in my experience, the people who seem to be more content with their lives are the people who deal with their problems. Which means they are then better people generally and can focus their energy on the bigger and larger issues.

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting their own battles." - Plato

Laura.

Song: Falling Slowly (Cover) by Becky CJ

(All of the above is purely my opinion.)