Comparison will take a good life and quietly convince you it is a disappointment.

The status update showing the new flat abroad. The classmate's promotion. The wedding you scrolled past at midnight. Each one carefully edited, each one absorbed as unquestioned fact.

The damage is not envy. It is that you stop enjoying what you own. The car still works. The flat is still yours. Your life did not shrink, only your view of it.

Gratitude is the correction, not because it is noble but because it returns your attention to what is actually here, paid for, and available to be enjoyed.