This ^
I hope that we can all appreciate that our worth is not based solely on what we have or how hard we work. There are a lot of people who work hard and have less, and some who have won the lottery. Most of us do what we have to do to make a life for ourselves and our families. I think what matters is that we are comfortable with the choices we make and do not become bitter because the rewards are not always just.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for those that forego the well worn paths to riches for something more meaningful, or those that choose to spend that their time and money becoming a ski instructor, or those who sacrifice years of their lives, and sometimes life itself, to serve in the military.
At the same time I can celebrate those who are honestly successful in their chosen fields and feel elevated by their ability to race Porsches or take lessons at Vail ( I can do neither - HUGE difference doing DE's and racing; and I have a friend who is an instructor at Vail and can not justify it, as much as it might help)
It would be lovely if corporations could have the same perspective on skiing as the that little ski slope I grew up on, but that is just not how things are and I have no idea how to change that. But Zircon, my offer still stands, should we ever cross paths.