| Biographical Non-Fiction posted April 14, 2021 |
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Envy in reverse: be thankful for all you DON'T have
Gratitude with a Twist
by Elizabeth Emerald
My sister has everything I don't have.
Anne has been happily married to Tom for 38 years; I was miserably married to Dick (#1 and #2) for a total of 23 years.
Tom is a partner in a top accounting firm; Anne has never had to work. Dick's annual salary, when he deigned to hold a job, was less than Tom earned in a month; I had to work full-time whilst my three kids were young.
Tom is a delightful man, always a gracious host; they have lots of friends. Dick was, shall we say, aptly named; nobody would come to our parties nor invite us to theirs.
My sister has everything I don't have.
Anne, her loving husband and luxurious lifestyle notwithstanding, has been wracked by unremitting depression. Over the course of 40-plus years of misery, she's endured electroshock therapy and exhausted the plethora of pharmaceutical options.
Anne's mental illness is further compounded by an eating disorder of 48 years duration, consequential to which a multitude of health problems have ensued.
Not one of which I have either.
My sister has everything I don't have.
Anne has been happily married to Tom for 38 years; I was miserably married to Dick (#1 and #2) for a total of 23 years.
Tom is a partner in a top accounting firm; Anne has never had to work. Dick's annual salary, when he deigned to hold a job, was less than Tom earned in a month; I had to work full-time whilst my three kids were young.
Tom is a delightful man, always a gracious host; they have lots of friends. Dick was, shall we say, aptly named; nobody would come to our parties nor invite us to theirs.
My sister has everything I don't have.
Anne, her loving husband and luxurious lifestyle notwithstanding, has been wracked by unremitting depression. Over the course of 40-plus years of misery, she's endured electroshock therapy and exhausted the plethora of pharmaceutical options.
Anne's mental illness is further compounded by an eating disorder of 48 years duration, consequential to which a multitude of health problems have ensued.
Not one of which I have either.
Anne has been happily married to Tom for 38 years; I was miserably married to Dick (#1 and #2) for a total of 23 years.
Tom is a partner in a top accounting firm; Anne has never had to work. Dick's annual salary, when he deigned to hold a job, was less than Tom earned in a month; I had to work full-time whilst my three kids were young.
Tom is a delightful man, always a gracious host; they have lots of friends. Dick was, shall we say, aptly named; nobody would come to our parties nor invite us to theirs.
My sister has everything I don't have.
Anne, her loving husband and luxurious lifestyle notwithstanding, has been wracked by unremitting depression. Over the course of 40-plus years of misery, she's endured electroshock therapy and exhausted the plethora of pharmaceutical options.
Anne's mental illness is further compounded by an eating disorder of 48 years duration, consequential to which a multitude of health problems have ensued.
Not one of which I have either.
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