What if I have fallen out of touch with society? Well, I suppose I would have achieved what I've trained my whole life to do. I strive so hard not to be one with the herd, to be different, and to be noticed as such that maybe I actually have accomplished that. I thus am not affected by what society "tells" people to do with their bodies and lives. I live by my own credo, values, and beliefs. I may live my entire life and not contribute anything grand to society. No cure for diseases, no historic event that will make my name immortal through books. Society says that's what we should do. But what if I don't? Am I a waste? I don't think so. If I feel, at the end of my time, that I've done what's good, then I will be happy. I want to have a family, raise children based on my values, and set them off to do some good. If you break it down to the very minimum, that would be my goal. People get carried away with having money, power, and prestige. Granted, having those things is nice, but to me, money is a means to an end, nothing more. It doesn't hold value to me, other than to survive and get nice things. Having a lot of those things often breeds corruption, avarice, and apathy. This is not what I want. A moderation is nice. If I happen upon a windfall and share it with Nicole, I can't let it affect us, or I will dispose of it so we aren't affected by it. I would really dislike it if I'm looked at as money...