Free-write: Sa'di

Sa'di was a great Persian poet and philosopher who lived in Shiraz, Iran in the 13th century.  He wrote the Gulistan in which he recounts:

I never complained of the vicissitudes of fortune, nor suffered my face to be overcast at the revolution of the heavens, except once, when my feet were bare, and I had not the means of obtaining shoes. I came to the chief of Kfah in a state of much dejection, and saw there a man who had no feet. I returned thanks to God and acknowledged his mercies, and endured my want of shoes with patience...

This story speak to the number of old sayings to the effect that whenever you feel you have it bad, there's always someone who has it worse.  What do you think about this?  Reflect on it in a five-minute free-write.  Remember: don't stop writing for the duration of the five minutes.