Everyone suffers—even the people we sometimes envy. Some people are doing better than others, but no one is happy every moment, and no one gets everything they want.

Life isn’t easy, but we can be thankful that it’s not as hard as it used to be. Life was far more difficult for most people throughout much of history.

Luckily, most of us don’t have to experience the extreme conditions that many of our ancestors did. We’re here because of their perseverance, and it’s worth keeping in mind that we’re capable of enduring more than we realize.