feel about it. That part isn't completely clear from your post. I mean, there are monks who do pretty much nothing but pray all day. You wouldn't really call them depressed... it's what they've chosen to be satisfied with. Depression is when you want to change things but don't really feel like you possibly could. So, depression is pretty much impossible if someone decides to just be satisfied with whatever they have. That can mean that you never actually try to move on to bigger things; that's the easy way to live life, and there's nothing wrong with it if that's what you want to do. On the other hand, getting out of a very limiting situation without risking depressed tendencies is a bit trickier. You have to be okay with what you're currently stuck with but still look for ways to get away from there. This is not at all impossible, but few people actually realize that it can be done.