Buying A Life

By the way some people live their lives, it seems that they exist for the next paycheck. Of course, we will screen out those who have difficulty making ends meet. I'm really considering those who earn enough to have room for some luxury. Yes, arguably some of these sell their souls for pay. That is, they dedicate their lives to work so they can earn more to spend more and only to earn yet more after that. It's a joyous cycle.

There is always a consideration: Pick a job that pays relatively poorly, but is fun, or pick one that pays well but pretty much sucks. It is an interesting consideration, getting into something dry like finance in order to suck up more funds. Funds that will go towards early retirement. Presumably, this would allow one to do what one likes to do from then on.

But, just like everything else that sounds good on paper, there is always the specter of corruption. That is, the possibility of becoming so attached to the material things that one loses touch with who one truly is. After all, even saving for early retirement on a comparatively high salary will take a good lump of years. Things change, and souls die. Why would one risk selling one's soul for a high salary? It is relatively difficult to buy a life using material goods...