Comparison of suffering

[Trickster]

Ok we all have had that point where we felt like it cant get worse (if not you will, it unavoidable) now we like to think that people that suffer such as losing their house and home and family is horrible and im not saying it isnt. What if someone who lost their family to a natural disaster felt the same amount of grief as a kid who lost his ipod on the bus who lives in a well-off life. The kid who lost his ipod doesnt know any greater grief then that so can we really critize it when people comment that people unknown to that level of grief should be looked down on?
The kid who lost his ipod can expand his level of grief he felt by unforseen occassion but for no losing his prized possession is the most he ever felt.
So can we really look down on people for being depressed when they expereince something that causes them grief regardless how ridiculous you see it as?

[Obscene Eyedeas]

i agree to a point but some people are just imature about things. i do believe though that certain people are stronger then others and thats why when someones genuinely depressed you dont judge them on why they are depressed you just try and helP

[Camazotz]

To an extent, I agree with you. No one can judge another's grief by comparing it to a worse scenario because honestly, it can always get worse. However, in certain places in society, one person can express grief for a "stupid" reason and it be acceptable anywhere else. For example, losing a pet might be heart-breaking to an individual, and to another it may not be a big deal. Judging the "normal" amount of grief someone should feel in any scenario is unethical and illogical. People feel different things.

[Trickster]

Judging the "normal" amount of grief someone should feel in any scenario is unethical and illogical. People feel different things.

Exactly. we cant just judge because peoples emotions and capacity for different feeling is different