A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
– A. Einstein
We live in an individualistic culture, and it can be tempting to feel entitled sometimes or just forget.
It’s a good practice to be grateful by default because the reality is that we are where we are thanks to millions of people who have gone before us.
I am only able to live in this apartment thanks to the hard work of thousands of people who have built this building, installed sewage.
That I am able to exist at all is a complete miracle.
We all have millions of ancestors, most of them had much more difficult lives and sacrificed so much so that I can exist and write this in this moment.
It’s reality, but it’s also an advantage to have a grateful mindset. Often being grateful can bring more things to be grateful.
