>we guarantee our progeny a better quality of life >the dissatisfaction we experience is a drive to accomplish more These statements seem to conflict somewhat

>we guarantee our progeny a better quality of life >the dissatisfaction we experience is a drive to accomplish more These statements seem to conflict somewhat. Having a good quality of life doesn't seem consistent with being dissatisfied. As for Dilbert: if success could only come at the price of others' happiness then 'success' would only taste bitter to the thoughtful individual. The answer, it seems to me, is to enjoy where we are now as much as possible, including enjoying the process of trying to make the world slightly better.