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I think it's important to step back and see things for what they are.
I am a college student and am fortunate that my parents saved enough money for my education. Hopefully with a college degree hopefully I can get a decent job that will allow me to do the things I enjoy and provide a secure future for any possible family. However, the reason I'm going to college is NOT so I can lease a new german automobile every 2 years or go out to expensive restaurants every night. Too many people work jobs in order to purchase objects or services that they do not need (yes, enter Fight Club references here).
A good example of this is one of my friends back home. He did not go to college and works two part time jobs, one at UPS the other arranging clothes at SEARS. He still lives with his parents. A few years ago he bought a truck during the 0% interest craze post 9/11. He has spent all his money during the last few years paying the truck off and now it's finally his. I talked to him a couple weeks ago and he mentions how he is thinking about getting a new truck pretty soon.... *sigh* Basically he is just working to buy a new truck every few years, while still living with his parents and working crappy jobs.
People need to examine for what reasons they work/ go to college. Are they exerting all this effort and energy in order to obtain material possesions that will ultimately crumble away? Or they investing this money in things that will fulfill them and last a lifetime?
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"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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