I read SJ's quote as about being intentional in the things you choose to do and to not let other people's expectations guide your life choices. This is orthog

I read SJ's quote as about being intentional in the things you choose to do and to not let other people's expectations guide your life choices. This is orthogonal to whether or not a person chooses to donate money/time to others. I think yours is a pretty selfish viewpoint. I wonder how world war II soldiers would feel about what you say.