I had a bunch of friends who worked at the local movie theater when I was in my early 20's. There was this little old guy who took tickets at the door. He was i

I had a bunch of friends who worked at the local movie theater when I was in my early 20's. There was this little old guy who took tickets at the door. He was in his late 70's or early 80's. I think most people would look at him and think pity, he didn't have a good enough retirement that he had to take a low end job to make ends meet. Far from the truth. He ran a significant portion of the red cross in the middle east for many years. One of his more interesting stories was he and his wife's car broke down in the Jordan desert. The King's motorcade drove by and stopped. He and his wife had tea with the king and queen in the limo while his men fixed the car. He had a fine retirement but his wife had died and he just needed something to do to feel alive. The guy dined with kings and actually did save the world, at least as much as the world can be saved, and in the end a low paying dead end job was perfectly fine for his happiness. You define your state of mind, not how well your job one ups your peers or the number of zeros on your paycheck...