These are deep words you have been told, man.
The truth is, exposure—in this life—matters a lot! If you had not been shown a much better life, you may have been ignorant about dreaming higher and stuck to being mediocre. You saw something new, loved it, desired it for yourself, and are now chasing big things.
you got it my man, i won't have know what am missing out on and i definitely won't have any goals as i believed i was already living the best life