LIFE LESSONS

Comparison Is the Thief of Joy

As is self-pity

Hammad A. Khalid
ILLUMINATION
Published in
2 min readMay 20, 2022

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Cartoon image from Julia Suits

If you must, only compare yourself to those who have less in life. Happiness relies on gratitude, and true joy comes from inner satisfaction and contentment.

It is too easy to compare ourselves to those who have more. More knowledge, more money, more power, more fame, more of anything we consider positive things…

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Hammad A. Khalid
ILLUMINATION

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