Money & the meaning of life: Part 3

Doesn't having that much money mean you no longer have to worry about the basic necessities of life? Doesn't that free you?

No. If you are worrying about vegetables now, you'll be worrying about yachts then. You're a worrier. It's in you, not the money. Life, except for the obvious physical needs, is not so much defined by the external situation as by the inner one.

Having money won't change your internal makeup. If you're an anxious sonofabitch without money, you're going to be an anxious sonofabitch with a lot of money.

Let's say I'm the guy sitting next to the new multimillionaire, only I joined the company six months too late for the stock options. I've got a decent salary, but I'm not rich. Where's the justice?

There is no justice. That's what's so fundamental about this question of money. It's not really a matter of being rich. It's not even about the money itself. It's about our emotions. It's a matter of envy. How do I get free from being devoured by envy? That's a question that goes back to the beginning of mankind. It isn't unique to computer companies (via fastcompany).