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I literally just finished "Robinson Crusoe" 20 minutes before clicking on my Helium link. As many of you in the literary community have read this, you may know that the point of the story is that the high stations in life are very infrequently worth the trouble that is went through to achieve and keep them. For the relative few that have greatness thrust upon them or thrust upon greatness through sheer power of will, there are many things that invade your consciousness and make it hard to sleep at night. There is first of all your competition. Not to make too many alliterations, but as many business men are fanciers of "Sun Tsu's Art of War", your competition is not only that, but also your mortal enemy. When you have enemies, true enemies, it is very hard to sleep at all. You toss and turn, thinking that maybe your enemy, or an agent of your enemy is planning your demise as you sleep soundly in your king-sized bed.
Next is the capacities that are not linked to your job (marriage, children, health) that seem to suffer the more you get into your profession and unfortunately, the more successful you become. What is your wife doing when your working late? Are your children really being given every advantage in life or are they suffering because you are not there? Is all this stress and eating on the go going to come back to you in your 50's? All these questions are formidable in themselves, but terrible when placed together.
Above this, there are the average joe's worries. Bills, in-laws, social life, intimacy, and various others that are only heightened due to the stress level of your job.
In my honest opinion, it is not worth the worries. If you find yourself lucky or skilled enough to be in such a position, save your money, retire early and live happy

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