Quote Originally Posted by Joe View Post
If people want to work insane hours until they're too knackered to do anything but sleep afterwards, that's entirely their choice, but I can't see anything noble in the act of working for the sake of it, or just to accumulate more and more 'stuff'.
Spot on, and exactly my point!

There's certainly nothing noble in it at all; it's misguided idiocy, and the behaviour of dimwitted, shortsighted oiks, who apportion 'success' in life with the accumulation of frivolous trinkets, or how much cash there is in the bank. They do this simply because they've been conditioned to believe that life is all about money or 'status' - and worse, how you can try and buy the affection of the children you've neglected, and fix the damage that's caused, as a result of working ridiculous hours continually 'chasing the dream'

The fact is, you can't be a permanent workaholic without it *eventually* impacting negatively on your personal relationships.

That's why the world is full of lonely millionaires, with hosts of failed marriages under their belts, together with kids who resent them and have disowned them, and that in later life, bitterly regret some of the decisions they've made!

And here's another thing: if you can look back on your entire life not having made at least ONE good friend, worthy of the name, take a good look in the mirror....

Marco.