I rather stay awake over future of Libya and over woe-is-me.

It gives perspective to one's troubles. I visited Kosova this summer. Seeing memorials of freedom fighters as young as 16 is not exactly optimistic thing... but it puts my troubles (oh, am I pretty enough? Good enough? ...) into perspective. I am safe, warm and future is not that bleak.

also, if everybody just cares for themselves and their woes and troubles...the world will be an awful place.