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It Could Be Worse, But That Doesn’t Make It Unimportant

Rosalyn Morris
4 min readMay 18, 2021
Photo by Romain Robe on Unsplash

It’s 2021 and the global pandemic isn’t letting up. There’s a new variant that’s spreading across the world and also added stress as mask mandates are lifted. It’s become that much easier these days to check yourself when you have a minor complaint or issue. In fact, even moderate to serious occurrences can be brushed off with the phrase — it could be worse. Sometimes others say this to us, but most of the time it’s what we tell ourselves. The problem with this is when does it end? What qualifies as a valid feeling, complaint, or worry because the truth is that it can always be worse. I’ve been finding myself pondering this lately. The things that are happening in the world — illness, poverty, injustice, tragedies in our own backyards — are not new. Even though it’s taken a global pandemic for some to reevaluate things and gain perspective, this newly gained awareness doesn’t negate the importance of what is happening to you, or me. It also doesn’t mean that you don’t care about what’s going on in the world if concern yourself with yourself — the small things too.

It’s a fallacy to think that worst things happening in the world, or to other people, negates your right to worry, complain, or feel bad about what’s happening to you. It doesn’t take away your right to celebrate either when good or monumental things happen. During the beginning of the…

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