Guess I'm just unusual or something... But even in the days when I worked the hardest and endured conditions that were almost intolerable, I chose to continue because I perceived a real benefit to myself, as well as to others. When I could no longer see benefit to myself, I changed what I was doing. Since moving to Wyoming, everything is different and I can't imagine going back to that kind of work again.

It does not seem to me to be possible for people, especially free people, to choose to do anything that does not benefit them in some way directly, whether it is money, status or anything else.

Those benefits, almost always more than one, must be defined by each one for themselves. No benefit is, of itself, either bad or good - except perhaps to that individual.

Right now I'm going to go out and sit in the grass for a while. Great idea. :) Then I'll get back to work.