> There’s often an overwhelming amount of confusion that people feel when their train-of-life suddenly runs out of rails. Nobody else is now telling you what yo

> There’s often an overwhelming amount of confusion that people feel when their train-of-life suddenly runs out of rails. Nobody else is now telling you what you should do. Nobody was telling you what to do, prior to receiving your windfall. Sure, society forced your hand a little bit (you had to work to put food on the table, and a roof over your head) but that doesn't fundamentally change whatever non-financial challenges you were facing. Maybe your lack of wealth masked it, since you were too busy to really think about any of it. Later, the author says: > The ultimate discovery is that nothing fundamentally changes when you have a lot of money. ... So now you have to face the fact that you’re in control of your own destiny and that you get to choose what you want. This is actually true for everyone I haven't experienced a windfall ever, but this is how I'd imagine it occurs to receive one. You're still the same person. I suppose this is comforting information, since I imagine there's a decent number of readers here who will eventually experience a windfall.