njtosd wrote:You poor guys –

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[quote=njtosd]You poor guys – and I include Brian because he is just expressing the full-of-himself view that he always does – you’re missing out: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-mindful-self-express/201511/how-gratitude-leads-happier-life%5B/quote%5D

I didn’t say I’m not grateful. I said I am grateful. I’m grateful to random chance. Seriously. I have a lot of wonderful things in my life. And they’re all due to random chance. Random chance has been very, very good to me.

I’m aware that I’m lucky. I’m lucky I was born a white, intelligent, good-looking (when I was younger) male to upper-class parents in the United States in the middle of the twentieth century. Those are seven huge advantages, and I’m not responsible for any of them. Random chance is.

I’m aware that I wouldn’t have the life I have now without random chance being good to me. And I am thankful for that.