All previous comments reflect my reaction to your article.

What is life but a series of choices? You are correct in that it is life that is the privilege. Those whose circumstances have been better than others can choose to squander that circumstance, in the same way that those who were born with challenges can choose to stay where they are and remain the victim or do the work to change it.

The other thing is that we all, I think, succumb to "comparative reality" and assume that because someone has something or can do something we can't has it much easier.

Nice read.