It’s unwise to let the success of our lives, thus our happiness, be determined by what other people have in their lives. It’s all relative. We all come from unique backgrounds and experiences that influence our position in life. Some have their paths neatly laid out and padded with success. While for others it’s a struggle to find a reason to continue each day. Everyone’s experience is their own and it’s not for us to judge who has the “best” life. We all have moments of pain and suffering, the only difference is whether it’s physically, mentally, or emotionally.
By comparing our life to someone else’s and letting them influence what we should have or be we diminish our own sense of happiness. When others judge us it’s more of a reflection on who they are, not who we are. Most of the time people are too worried about themselves. How they look, act, and are being perceived. So when someone judges us, it’s really due to their insecurities about themselves and their life. They’re jealous of something in our life or frustrated about something in theirs.