The parable is nice, but it certainly does not apply here. To quote the GP: > I live in a part of the world where a lack of financial resources is death In th

The parable is nice, but it certainly does not apply here. To quote the GP: > I live in a part of the world where a lack of financial resources is death In that setting, any cent that you can accumulate on you bank account is a life insurance. I can totally understand that the GP wants to spend some time in his life working like crazy so that for the rest he can work less while still enjoying a moderate amount of safety. It certainly beats working part time all your life and worrying about how to pay today's food, heating or rent.