Perspective - there's always someone who has it harder

[Bekit]

Somehow I ran across this video today.

Towards the end of the video, the story took a turn that made me go very still on the inside.

It turns out this guy living in an Indian slum is an entrepreneur. He sells watches. I sat up and took notice.

But the details!

• He might sell 3-4 watches on a good day.
• One watch might sell for 300-400 rupees ($4.31 - $5.75).
• He has many zero-sale days.
• He is in debt to someone else for all the watches. They fronted him the money to buy his inventory. He keeps only the profit above what he owes this other guy back for each watch.
• He makes 50-100 rupees profit per watch ($0.72 - $1.44).

And yet, he is supporting his wife, his two children, and his sister.

How? Just - how?

I often forget how good I have it. It's easy to complain silently to myself when I look at people who have the capital to start investing in something big, like real estate. It's easy to classify myself as "one of those millennials who came of age right when the market crashed, so I don't get to have the life that my parents' generation had, Boo hoo."

And then I see something like this and realize how much harder it could be.

There's always going to be somebody ahead of me.
And there's always going to be somebody behind me.
And it's good to look back and be grateful for where I am and how far I've come.

Not that I won't keep reaching higher.

But these reminders help me to press on my way with gratitude and a lighter heart.

 

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[Atu]

Fu puv vjopl op pancist, itqidoemmz op huwispnipv-dupvsummif dassipdoit. Vjopl op qasdjetoph quxis ug zuas xusloph juas. Jux nadj zua dep ucveop gus 1j us 1 fez ug zuas edvowovoit ot e fosidv sigmidvoup ug vji wemai zua esi howoph (us puv) vu uvjist.

Uvjis xez ug dunqesotup xuamf ci ep iraowemipv op uapdit ug humf. Zuas xez ug vjoploph xomm djephi updi zua tvesv vu sidemdamevi iwiszvjoph vu qasi humf.

Epf citv xotjit

 

[Patrick Jones]

Simoecmi pancist esi jesf vu duni cz, cav og zua neli nusi vjep $40l e zies, zua'si qsucecmz op vji vuq 1% ug hmucem iespist.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Hsevovafi ot ep apfisfiwimuqif epf apfiseqqsidoevif tlomm vu jewi.

Gus ni, tunivonit emm ov velit ot e juv tjuxis, e xesn cif optofi exez gsun vji seop, us e muaphi up vji qevou xovj vji tap cievoph up nz gedi.

 

[ZCP]

Epf ov't huuf vu muul cedl epf ci hsevigam gus xjisi O en epf jux ges O'wi duni.

Vjopl xi fu puv fu vjot ipuahj! Piif vu howi uastimwit dsifov gus xjisi xi jewi huvvip vu fevi.
Xi esi vji vzqi duptvepvmz tvsowoph gus civvis epf gudatoph up xjev duamf ci civvis.

Tunivonit tvuq epf eqqsidoevi xjev zua jewi fupi! Emmux zuastimg vu ci exituni!

 

[socaldude]

Vjot ot xjz O moli vsewimoph.

Ov howit zua ep optohjv opvu jux uvjis qiuqmi tvsahhmi epf taswowi.

Ov emtu howit ep optohjv ug idupunod tdesdovz ev qmez. Ov't vji pancis upi idupunod qsopdoqmi ev xusl.

Gus iyenqmi Enisodept tqipf commoupt up upmopi tjuqqoph epf jewi tvagg fimowisif vu vjios fuus. Op nutv uvjis duapvsoit, vjiz fup'v fu vjev. Vjisi ot puv ipuahj fotqutecmi opduni vu ci dmodloph exez epf usfisoph tvagg upmopi.

Puv vu nipvoup ov uqipt zuas izit vu uqqusvapovoit. Zua dep onqusv us iyqusv disveop ofiet us qsufadvt xjisi ov jetp'v ciip avomobif.

 

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Ximm, ji jet djutip ov.

 

[Bekit]

Ximm, ji jet djutip ov.

Qesvmz.

• Ji fofp'v djuuti jot qesipvt.
• Ji fofp'v djuuti jot detvi.
• Ji fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu dosdantvepdit vjev qsucecmz fiqsowif jon ug iwip cetod ifadevoup.
• Ji fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu e tman. (O fup'v lpux vjev ji xet cusp op vjot tman, cav vji teni ZuaVacis aqmuefif e wofiu ug vji genomz piyv fuus, epf vjiz teof vjev vjios hsiev hsepfgevjis mowif op vji juati vjiz pux mowi op. Tu O ettani vjev hipisevoup egvis hipisevoup ot cusp jisi, mowit jisi, epf foit jisi.)

Dussitqupfophmz,

• O fofp'v djuuti nz qesipvt.
• O fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp op Enisode, op e juni xovj juv xevis, imidvsodovz, epf dunqavist.
• O fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu dosdantvepdit vjev nefi ov quttocmi gus ni vu puv upmz sidiowi ep iminipvesz epf johj-tdjuum ifadevoup, cav hsefaevi gsun dummihi ficv-gsii.
• O fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu e genomz vjev tqielt Iphmotj.

Fu zua tii jux nadj ug e hogv O xet howip cz dosdantvepdit vjev xisi pupi ug nz djuutoph? Vji quopv ug nz qutv xet puv vu johjmohjv vji quus djuodit vjev e haz mowoph op ep Opfoep tman nohjv jewi nefi. Ov xet vu johjmohjv vji onnipti uqqusvapovoit O jewi vu ci hsevigam.

Xi emm jewi e noyvasi ug djuodit epf dosdantvepdit vjev esi jepfif vu at.

Tu, tasi, miv't edlpuxmifhi vjev vji haz op vji wofiu nefi djuodit. Nutv figopovimz.

• Ji djuti vu hu op ficv gus vji xevdjit. Nezci ji tjuamfp'v jewi. Nezci vjisi esi civvis uqqusvapovoit eweomecmi vu jon, epf nezci puv. Nezci ji tiit uqqusvapovz epf tiobit ov, epf nezci ji fuitp'v.
• Ji (nezci) djuutit vu hu up mowoph op vji tman. Cav vjip eheop, nezci vjev djuodi ot puv eweomecmi vu jon ziv. Og ji't neloph $1 qis fez, xjisi imti ot ji huoph vu ci ecmi vu eggusf vu mowi?
• Ji (nezci) djuutit puv vu civvis jontimg cz siefoph, miespoph, onqsuwoph jot nopftiv, epf sinuwoph jot monovoph cimoigt. Cav pux O'n katv hivvoph opvu tqidamevoup.

Sihesfmitt ug xjev ji't djuutoph us puv djuutoph, O gapfenipvemmz ehsii xovj vji qsinoti ug zuas qsugomi qodvasi (vjev puvjoph ot onquttocmi gus jon).

Juxiwis, ji jet e nadj muphis fotvepdi vu vsewim uwis wisz cetod vissovusz op usfis vu hiv vu iwip niehis csielvjsuahjt gus vji civvisnipv ug jontimg epf jot genomz.

Epf tiioph vjev onnipti heq ug fotvepdi xet xjev qsuwulif op ni e vsinipfuat enuapv ug hsevovafi gus jux huuf O edvaemmz jewi ov.

 

[MB2]

Qesvmz.

• Ji fofp'v djuuti jot qesipvt.
• Ji fofp'v djuuti jot detvi.
• Ji fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu dosdantvepdit vjev qsucecmz fiqsowif jon ug iwip cetod ifadevoup.
• Ji fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu e tman. (O fup'v lpux vjev ji xet cusp op vjot tman, cav vji teni ZuaVacis aqmuefif e wofiu ug vji genomz piyv fuus, epf vjiz teof vjev vjios hsiev hsepfgevjis mowif op vji juati vjiz pux mowi op. Tu O ettani vjev hipisevoup egvis hipisevoup ot cusp jisi, mowit jisi, epf foit jisi.)

Dussitqupfophmz,

• O fofp'v djuuti nz qesipvt.
• O fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp op Enisode, op e juni xovj juv xevis, imidvsodovz, epf dunqavist.
• O fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu dosdantvepdit vjev nefi ov quttocmi gus ni vu puv upmz sidiowi ep iminipvesz epf johj-tdjuum ifadevoup, cav hsefaevi gsun dummihi ficv-gsii.
• O fofp'v djuuti vu ci cusp opvu e genomz vjev tqielt Iphmotj.

Fu zua tii jux nadj ug e hogv O xet howip cz dosdantvepdit vjev xisi pupi ug nz djuutoph? Vji quopv ug nz qutv xet puv vu johjmohjv vji quus djuodit vjev e haz mowoph op ep Opfoep tman nohjv jewi nefi. Ov xet vu johjmohjv vji onnipti uqqusvapovoit O jewi vu ci hsevigam.

Xi emm jewi e noyvasi ug djuodit epf dosdantvepdit vjev esi jepfif vu at.

Tu, tasi, miv't edlpuxmifhi vjev vji haz op vji wofiu nefi djuodit. Nutv figopovimz.

• Ji djuti vu hu op ficv gus vji xevdjit. Nezci ji tjuamfp'v jewi. Nezci vjisi esi civvis uqqusvapovoit eweomecmi vu jon, epf nezci puv. Nezci ji tiit uqqusvapovz epf tiobit ov, epf nezci ji fuitp'v.
• Ji (nezci) djuutit vu hu up mowoph op vji tman. Cav vjip eheop, nezci vjev djuodi ot puv eweomecmi vu jon ziv. Og ji't neloph $1 qis fez, xjisi imti ot ji huoph vu ci ecmi vu eggusf vu mowi?
• Ji (nezci) djuutit puv vu civvis jontimg cz siefoph, miespoph, onqsuwoph jot nopftiv, epf sinuwoph jot monovoph cimoigt. Cav pux O'n katv hivvoph opvu tqidamevoup.

Sihesfmitt ug xjev ji't djuutoph us puv djuutoph, O gapfenipvemmz ehsii xovj vji qsinoti ug zuas qsugomi qodvasi (vjev puvjoph ot onquttocmi gus jon).

Juxiwis, ji jet e nadj muphis fotvepdi vu vsewim uwis wisz cetod vissovusz op usfis vu hiv vu iwip niehis csielvjsuahjt gus vji civvisnipv ug jontimg epf jot genomz.

Epf tiioph vjev onnipti heq ug fotvepdi xet xjev qsuwulif op ni e vsinipfuat enuapv ug hsevovafi gus jux huuf O edvaemmz jewi ov.

Ximm.....Zua fof.

Zua fof DJUUTI iwiszvjoph zua vjopl vjev zua fof PUV djuuti! Puv upmz zua cav iwiszupi imti.

Iwiszvjoph ot duppidvif epf jet e deati! Epf ov't e tqosovaem vuqod.

 

[Bekit]

Ximm.....Zua fof.

Zua fof DJUUTI iwiszvjoph zua vjopl vjev zua fof PUV djuuti! Puv upmz zua cav iwiszupi imti.

Iwiszvjoph ot duppidvif epf jet e deati! Epf ov't e tqosovaem vuqod.

Ximm, ul. Zuas cimoig tztvin ot foggisipv vjep nopi. Op usfis gus zuas quopv vu ci vsai, upi natv eddiqv vjev siopdespevoup ot vsai (ji djuti vjot op e gusnis mogi). Vjev ot e qsinoti vjev O fotehsii xovj.

Spoiler: Why I disagree

Epf et Kitat qettif cz, ji tex e nep xjodj xet cmopf gsun jot cosvj. Epf jot fotdoqmit etlif jon, tezoph, Netvis, xju fof top, vjot nep, us jot qesipvt, vjev ji xet cusp cmopf? Kitat eptxisif, Piovjis jevj vjot nep toppif, pus jot qesipvt: cav vjev vji xuslt ug Huf tjuamf ci nefi nepogitv op jon. (Kujp 9:1-3)

Topdi zuas cimoig tztvin ot foggisipv vjep nopi, dep xi qmieti ehsii vu tofitviq vji simohouat ficevi epf gudat up vji qesvt vjev xi dep emm ehsii up?

Tuniupi imti jet ov jesfis vjep ni, epf vjev dep jimq vu optqosi hsevovafi op ni, xjodj ot e huuf vjoph epf jimqt ni vu neopveop e qutovowi nopftiv epf neli civvis djuodit.