I think a lot of people misunderstand the game of life. They think they can win the game of life, but it is really a zero sum game. Life is not about the end results, we all have the same end results, it is how we get there that is the important thing,

When we get close are we happy with the life we led? I can honestly say that yes, despite all my current health issues and all my choices in life, that yes I am happy with the life I led. There are a few minor regrets about choices made but those can easily be counted on one hand.

I know people that are on welfare, never really worked and are happy, I know people that worked, made a lot of money, saved almost every penny, but they were miserable most of their working life. Yes they have a lot of money to live on in retirement after 40 years of work, but no friends to share that life with, no individual close to them. Is 40 years of misery really worth 20 or 30 years of a happy retirement when there is nothing to look back on?

Like any game there will be outliers on both sides, those that throw everything at it, and those that just do enough to get by. Some will die happy, some will die sad, but we all die, with or with out toys.