We are so similar yet so different, Wraymond. My starting position with everyone is that they are better than myself. It leads to a level of personal contentment that is difficult to explain. Also I rarely get unpleasant surprises in life.
I relate to that Blackaddder sketch where Baldrick's job is to muck out the pigs. Upon being threatened by Edmund Blackadder, he replies 'please don't sack me, it's taken me years to get to this position'.
There is something quite special about personal contentment at the bottom of the pile!