I think with "problems" we need to be more specific. You can make any number of changes to your living circumstances, but changing your own personality is one of the hardest and most futile things that you can attempt. No matter how self-aware we get, certain aspects of ourselves are beyond our own comprehension and control.
The last line is the lesson: it's all about what you attach value to. Where you are (i.e. your external circumstances) will do nothing to change who you are as a person. Measuring yourself up external values is the wrong way to go about looking for happiness. One of the hardest, most unceasing, and yet most important lessons in life is coming to terms with yourself. It's ultimately more fulfilling to make the most out of the way you are. If anything, where you are should be a function of who you are, and not the other way round.
I think with "problems" we need to be more specific. You can make any number of changes to your living circumstances, but changing your own personality is one of the hardest and most futile things that you can attempt. No matter how self-aware we get, certain aspects of ourselves are beyond our own comprehension and control.
The last line is the lesson: it's all about what you attach value to. Where you are (i.e. your external circumstances) will do nothing to change who you are as a person. Measuring yourself up external values is the wrong way to go about looking for happiness. One of the hardest, most unceasing, and yet most important lessons in life is coming to terms with yourself. It's ultimately more fulfilling to make the most out of the way you are. If anything, where you are should be a function of who you are, and not the other way round.