Man, can I relate to that!

Right now I am sitting next to my daughter as she just feel asleep and find myself hoping she doesn't face the same fate. I don't want an easy life for her, but I do wish her one that isn't limited or directed by money.

...And i have 4, whose future is very uncertain. It puts a lot of presure on one's shoulder to figure out ways to keep them dreaming and growing healthily.

I share your vision:

A world full of artisans of their field doing it mostly for the love or importance would be a beautiful thing to see.

I have tons of docs I'd like to dust and research and articles I'd like to write, but that's time consuming and money issues put a lot of presure on you. It's hard to do what you like when covering basic needs become an imperative and getting the money to do that may involve investing time in a not-so-rewarding line of work.

Then, you look at your children and you say, what the hell, parenthood is about sacrifice. Hopefully, they'll have a better chance and postponing personal goals may be a long-term investment.