Silver Medal vs Bronze

Have you noticed that a bronze medalist is generally happier than a silver medalist at the end of the game?

It's not an incidental finding but a proven fact in many research studies after studying reactions of silver medalists, vs bronze medalists!
Ideally, a silver medalist should be happier than a bronze medalist.

But, the human mind doesn't work like mathematics.

This happens because of the phenomenon of counterfactual thinking.
A concept in psychology in which there is a human tendency to create possible alternatives to life events that have already happened, that would be contrary to what happened.

Silver medalist thinks, "Oh, I couldn't win the gold medal."
Bronze medalist thinks, "At least I got a medal.

A silver medal is won after losing the gold medal, but the Bronze medal is won after Winning.

This happens in our life also. 

We don't appreciate what we have but feel sad about what we don't have.
Let's be grateful for our blessings, which far outweigh our problems if we start counting.

                                          (Author Unknown)