Grave of the Fireflies

I just watched this show called Grave of the Fireflies. It's about a boy living in Japan during the war. He loses everything, and he has to take care of his baby sister. They lose their parents, and they are forced to live with an aunt who doesn't them kind, and doesn't want them there. They end up leaving and living in a little bomb shelter that is forgotten. They are starving, yet the have fun with each other and do things like go to the beach. Finally the boy loses even his baby sister when she starves to death and then there is only him. Eventually he starves too, and they find each other again in death. I complain about having the shittiest day ever because someone wrote fake checks, cashed them in and now I'm the one stuck paying the bill. I complain because I don't know how I'm going to pay all my bills, and pay my plane ticket to come home. But I have my family. I haven't suffered losing my loved ones, and I should consider myself very lucky. I brood and sulk, and hang my sad face, yet I don't have anything to really be sad about. I feel the way the boy did, stuck but he lost so much more than I did. I can always call my sister, hug my mom, talk to my dad. He had nothing. I know it was just a show but there are people who suffer losses like that every day and now I'm just starting to feel just a little bit selfish! Who cares about money, in the end you only have each other. But what happens when you get to then end and no one else has made it there but you? I just felt for the older brother because he tried to hide his mothers death from his baby sister. He told her lies in order to spare here feelings. He told her that their mother was in the hospital recovering from her wounds and that they would go visit her when she got better. How hard is it when you are suffering, but you have to be the strong one for those who look up to you? Even when he knew that his father was killed in the war he didn't tell his baby sister because she was dying and he didn't want her to think that he was going to be alone. This was one of the saddest stories that I've ever watched. It's made me put my whole loss into perspective. I still have friends and I still have family to turn to. Even if they can't help me with my problem, they can still just be there for me for emotional support. I feel really lucky right now and I am greatly appreciative.