Much as i hate this answer, i have to admit this is the current-day "Truth". In the spirit of Machiavelli/Kautilya we need to learn to face "Reality as it is" r

Much as i hate this answer, i have to admit this is the current-day "Truth". In the spirit of Machiavelli/Kautilya we need to learn to face "Reality as it is" rather than "What we would like it to be". A 9-5 job just gives you enough to survive (not always comfortably) in Society, but there are no guarantees. However, if you bend your Morals/Ethics, lose your sense of Shame/Dignity, willing to screw over anybody to get the slightest advantage, you will go far.