A Question of Human Nature.

There is a saying that "misery loves company" and I think this applies to what you are describing. I think that people have a tendency to compare themselves to others and that not only when they are down and out, but even when they are doing well, there is a tendency to envy someone who is doing even better. I think also that it is "lonely at the bottom" so it is somewhat comforting when you are in a difficult situation to realize that other people are experiencing the difficulty too or are doing even worse than you are doing. I don't really know that it is insensitivity or bitterness when people feel this way, but it does seem to be human nature.

I have had a lot of down points in my life, most of them being financial. I am a good person, i would do anything for anyone..even if it meant giving the shirt off my back. I think some of it might have to do with Bad things happening to good people and good things happening to not so good people. A person i knew..i wouldn't really call him a friend applied for the same job i did. We both had interviews the same day, his being before mine. I would describe him a selfish person, the type of kid who can always run to mommy or daddy for money when they need it. I never even got my interview that day, because they hired him right on the spot (he walked out on the job 2 months later). Did i envy him for this...yes i did. he didn't need that job as badly as i did, and we both knew deep down he is horrible at keeping a job and would just quit or get fired anyways.