Life can suck but it can suck more for others and I think the older we get we all have stores of people we have known are no longer with us. No one knows what life holds for each of us and why we should be positive and do the best for ourselves and for others. Sometimes it s hard to feel this way, but it does help.
They say to not compare yourself to others but I think this can actually be useful when you feel down about your own life and sadly, look at a lot of the people that you knew and perhaps admired when you were growing up and their lives turned out much worse than your own. I actually have it pretty good in comparison and should spend more time being thankful for that.
Yes comparing is not that bad if you are doing better than most. I guess if they are doing better then it may not be a great thing to do.