I suppose we all enrich somebody else's life in some way. All in all, though, I don't think the world would miss me much if I had never existed. If I had it all to do again, yes, I would definitely do some things differently.
Yes, that's a typical self-centered view but not as grandiose, but the jist is the same. it's easy to minimize greater suffering when you aren't experiencing it. you have to experience or be aware in order to have empathy. just as most very rich people may be uncaring or oblivious to those less fortunate and those who are not wealthy but okay can still have that same worldview. when one is in comfort, it is easy to forget or dismiss others suffering. this is not always wrong simply because you can't really change the crux of the problem which is nature itself. all you can do is try not to add more suffering to the world and live your own life. one should not feel guilty for their fortune or money, it's just to be mindful of the whole picture and how someone views the world will be different from person to person, regardless of the level of money they have. while you always got what you needed, there were people dropping like flies all over the world either through starvation, disease, murder, accidents, suicide etc or they were in constant suffering or pain for various reasons. people don't always get what they need either. but if you have what you need, depending on your values and personality, superfluous money does not bring you happiness. all extra money really does is make 'physical' life easier or is capital to invest or create.
How can you possibly love others if you don't first love your self? Your life is an extraordinary gift, birch.
Yes and that gift is from your ancestors back to the year dot some of whom experienced suffering. It is them to who I am most grateful. Alex
"We are not impervious to suffering; however, we are capable of seeing its source and its end." --Feather
All my ancestors back to the common ancestor were all nice folk and I am the beneficiary of all that niceness. Alex