Money doesn't buy happiness, but it remains something.

This week, one of Australia's richest people, James Packer, was confirmed to be experiencing a mental health crisis. Having struggled with mental health since adolescence that naturally caught my attention, and despite his billionaire status I am sympathetic for him. His case also reinforces how mental ill-health doesn't discriminate. But simultaneously it should remind us, including him, to remember and appreciate our blessings, whatever our current mood.

James faces public scrutiny from every corner, and his ill-fated recent personal relationships, most obviously with Mariah Carey, have been media fodder here and internationally. He also did not choose his life; he was born into wealth. But therefore, I hope he recognises that he never had to work to be affluent, as most of the rest of us have to work to survive. He also has far more of a conscience than our richest woman, whose father, unlike his, was an extreme racist with another children whom he never acknowledged. However, his great wealth in the face of his demons is no excuse for the media not to respect his and his family's privacy.

I sincerely hope he weathers this storm, and I have never had anything against him personally. I'd also love to see him use this ordeal of his to increase awareness for mental health initiatives. But this episode of Mr. Packer's should be a cautionary tale to everybody, most of all his fellow rich suits: remember, and appreciate, your blessings. Because money mightn't buy everything, but it's heaps more than many of us have.