Panch Tattva Wisdom

When living is easier, rents are lower, new avenues of employment have opened up, black markets have largely disappeared, commuting has become easier, and even finding domestic help is difficult because workers have better opportunities, one would expect society to be happier.
Yet, the number of people eager to complain seems to have increased.
Perhaps this is the Paradox of Prosperity. As material hardships decline, expectations rise even faster. Comfort raises the threshold for satisfaction, and relative comparisons begin to matter more than absolute progress.
This does not mean genuine hardships have vanished. Many still struggle. But it does suggest that prosperity alone cannot guarantee contentment. A society may become materially richer while individuals continue to feel dissatisfied.
Economic progress improves the quality of life. Lasting contentment, however, depends on something more than material comfort.

Krishna Khandelwal