On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:59 AM, John Sundman <j...@wetmachine.com> wrote:
> Our father was a volunteer firefighter and I'm a volunteer firefighter. I > cannot imagine my wealthy brother joining his local department. I would > rather spend a weekend in a Massachusetts Firefighting Academy course about > hazardous materials then jetting to Colorado to ski down a hill. My wife > and I also run a food bank for poor people. That's a lot of hard, unpaid > work for which we rarely get a thank you. Had I hit the jackpot, I don't > think I would be doing that. > > [...] > > I don't think I've answered your question, but at least I'n the same zip > code. > You are and indeed, you have answered my unstated, underlying question. I feel there's a fine line between contentment and laziness that is easily missed. Having oscillated quite a bit on either side of that line myself, I am curious to explore where people lie on the spectrum, and what can be learned from their experiences. -Sriram
