First World Problems... Are Not Problems

When I first watched this video I felt ashamed because I have actually complained about some of this stuff... absolutely pointless stuff. I think people living in first world countries such as Canada with myself, know that our issues are not even issues in comparison to the third world, but we are selfish and greedy and ignore this. We ignore the fact that our little problems of not being able to fit all the groceries in the fridge because it is too full or complaining over the fact there is no more juice left so you have to resort to water are not problems. Real problems are waking up every morning not knowing if you will eat that day or have clean water. Real problems are living in massive slums that are infested with diseases. Real problems are having your entire family murdered by rebel groups or waking up to find your child has died from a curable disease such as diarrhea. Real problems are 12 year old girls having babies because it isn't safe for her to leave her home at night to get water because she will get raped or because she needed the money for her family. These are real problems; the so called issues that we complain about are blessings... not problems. I think we know that our issues are completely minuscule in comparison to real problems, but we ignore it and we block it out of our minds because perhaps it is too hard to deal with or we feel too guilty like myself. That is not to say that people in first world countries never have real problems because they do, but in regards to our lifestyle and the luxury that we get to live in... we should have no complaints, in fact we should feel guilty and want to make change. So the next time we go to complain about the weather or too much mustard or bad internet... think about real problems.