the grass is always greener on the other side theme

Featured is the idea that humans are more apt to perceive that other people's lives or situations are better than their own, rather than the converse.

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tz1959e3x13 choice Woodrow Mulligan, a common janitor from the 1890s, took a risk by traveling to the year 1961 to get away from the hustle and bustle of contemporary life, not realizing that the world of the mid 20th century would be all the more frenetic.
tz2002e1x20 major The people who came to the Future Stock company thought that other peoples lives would be better than their own, but as Martin found out this is not necessarily so.
rd1988e2x05 minor Holly summed up the moral of the story as "appreciate what you've got".