This is over four years old, so yes, I’m late to the party.

On the other hand, this is one subject that I am insanely passionate about, so I’ll be one late voice in the wilderness.

There is little that I can add to the content of this short talk. But I feel strongly about this:

While there is certainly no fault or shame in spending the majority of one’s life in the pursuit of an income to provide for yourself and your family, this is not the BEST that life can offer. It is better than being poor or even financially challenged, as anyone that has ever feared their own telephone and mailbox can tell you. But it is not the BEST.

It is not the best for you, and it is not the best for your children. Why do we nurture a child’s imagination, only to try and crush it a few years later? Because we have been conditioned this way. The world needs WORKERS.

My stance is that regardless of what we have been led to believe for the past decades—THERE IS NO INTRINSIC VALUE IN MAKING SOMEONE ELSE WEALTHY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE HOURS THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS PLANET.

Okay. Caps-Lock off. I feel better. Bless you, Larry Smith.

Be well, my friends.