1. Money [Even though they SAY family comes first... yeah right.]
2. Success [Even though they constantly ask other people for "help"... hypocrites.]
3. Offspring [Because what's life without your own personal trophy to show off with, right?]
4. That's all that matters because although they say that family and independence come first, they lie through their teeth because they need to justify their overly-competitive,
"keep-up-with-the-Jones" existence.
5. Oh, wait... I forgot my personal favorite: A social life... even though having one hasn't helped
anyone at all so far (outside of networking for jobs and such I mean).
6. Maybe if they focused more on their own personal success instead of telling others HOW TO FRACKING LIVE, they'd actually BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THEMSELVES instead of just coming across as duplicitous.
Also, Speaking of the Sanctimonious...
You might wanna go easy on your little trophies' wallets there, guys; they're the ones who'll end up having to take care of you when you're old, after all...
7. Religion: This one's a toughie, since they used to stress the importance of it, but now realize that the real world has made its
true appearance not just with them, but pretty much with everyone, everywhere (in some form or another).
It was time to wake up to reality, regardless.
No sense in telling others how "evil" or "lazy" they are if they can't even reach the same point of success that they're telling everyone
else to try and reach for.
So, while before it was used to appear morally superior, now they're just asking God for a break, instead.
Which is understandable. Just don't tell me that I'm going to Hell because I didn't follow the rules. Like I said, worry about yourselves first.
Besides, I have a pretty good idea what's waiting for me anyway...
That was a joke, by the way. I don't think anyone really wants
that.
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One more thing: "Money" and "Success" aren't interchangeable here. They want a "nice" (prestigious) job with a convenient location to all their contacts so that they don't have to give anything up.
Not having to move would be nice, but guess what? Life happens. Once in a while (or even several times), you're going to have to relocate. Just move already. It's that simple.
What all this
also means is that they're not ready to actually make a sacrifice once in a while and stop paying for weddings, lifestyle conveniences and comforts, and so on and so forth.
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So, one could be making enough money to live fine on their own, but then The Others come along and say that that said individual has to make more -- before turning around and asking for help yet again, that's when they've crossed the line.
Inconceivable.
