Forbes just posted it's latest list of "richest people in the world." I wouldn't mind being wealthy, but would rather not be on that particular list. Too many responsibilities. Once you make that list, people look to you as if you are something special, and can help them be better than they are. Ummm, nope. It just means you worked hard, or found a niche that needed filling, or were extremely lucky. In some cases, it may mean you are very intelligent, but that alone doesn't guarantee you can help anyone else by your acumen. If I ever achieve great material wealth, it will be by one of the above methods, but it will be aimed towards making the lives of the people I care about better...NOT to enhance the existence of people I don't have a connection with. I was appalled when I read stories of how some people, when they won the lottery, were receiving letters that were simply addressed, "Lottery winner", that demanded all varieties of cash awards for sob-story bullshit...or explicit photos promising great delights...or emotional blackmail in a chain-letter-type potential curse. I'm fairly immune to such entreaties, but most are not. Wealth is a blessing or a curse, but it entirely rests upon the foundation one had long before wealth became an issue. If I get rich, my first notion is, " My truck needs new brakes." So much for grandiose schemes.