PassionateIgnorance: July of this year my friend passed away, suddenly. The sad thing about his passing, besides the fact that he was young, a father and husband, was the fact that he was never able to realize the dream of successful freedom.

Sorry to hear about your friend, PassionateIgnorance! And the sad reality is that none of us is getting any younger and that however POET performs (and when) we will all reach the very same destination sooner or later, whether we are poor or insanely rich.

There's no exception. We should be prepared.