[KenWittlief]

Two things I have learned over the years:

1. We are emotional beings. We often think we do things for logical reasons, but at the end of the day everything we do is caused by the emotions we have attached to those actions (both + and - emotions).

2. The single most important thing we do as humans is to connect. If there is no one anywhere (present or future) who will understand what you have done, who will see the value in the things you have put your time and energy into, then your life is pointless. This is why we sing and paint and write and engineer and create, to share our innermost reality with someone else, bravely hoping that someone else will understand. We need to connect with other people on so many different levels.

You cannot connect with someone if you think they are totally different from you. You cannot connect with someone if you think you are better than they are. The things that TVarmy seems to be worried about take care of themselves in the long run. If you only pursue material wealth and a feeling of superiority (power) then in the end your life will be empty, meaningless, and you will be very lonely and bitter.