Sotha

You can't judge yourself by other peoples standards. We all have our very own unique road that we've taken with our own personal obstacles that we've had to overcome. Judging other people by our own circumstances leads to either arrogance or a lack of self worth.

It's not about judging yourself. It's about what kind of life you expect you should have. If everyone around you has tons of money and you don't, you're less likely to be happy than if everyone around you is dirt poor and so are you.

I think many people are in some bipolar sadomasochistic state of mind. They have to either be better or worse than you, and will try to find even a smallest thing that makes you inferior to them. People also tend to have friend-or-foe system in head and will not tolerate if you "just" pass them by in life.