Everyone has a flair for something. Some people turn their flairs into hobbies, some, into jobs. When you combine your hobby with a job, there are two ways to look at it. A) You can rejoice that you will never have to work a day in your life again, or B) you can mourn the loss…
Pete: Why can’t you give me what I want? I’ve earned this job. I deserve it.
Don: Why? Because your parents are rich? Because you went to prep school and have a $5.00 haircut? You’ve been given everything. You’ve never worked for anything in your life.
“Unfortunately, a by-product of our massive commercial success is that we’re able to avoid the necessary emotional struggles of life in lieu of easy superficial pleasures.”
“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.”
