Hard Times and Perspective

So many things are a matter of perspective. New Orleans wins the Super Bowl and an entire city goes crazy with a celebration and the losing quarterback can't bring himself to shake hands. One group is on "cloud nine" and the other is in despair. Perspective.
A few weeks ago, I picked up a book called "The Worst Hard Time." It was about the Great Depression and its impact on a portion of the area called the "great plains." Simultaneously with the economic downturn, this particular area was hit with a drought that is hard to fathom. It became the "Dust Bowl." People fled the area to find a new start somewhere else. But some stayed. They persevered. They endured unbelievable hardship. They soaked and softened up tumbleweed and ate it! They dug up dandelions and consumed them to survive. Incredible!
I have to admit that my perspective on what is difficult must be very different from someone who endured such astonishing circumstances.
What do you think?