Maybe money is unreal for most of us, easier to give away than things we want.
The happy problem of our time - longer life.
Advances are made by those with at least a touch of irrational confidence in what they can do.
A room of one's own isn't nearly enough. A house, or, best, an island of one's own.
If you are willing to take the punishment, you're halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly, is another point.
I wanted to see what was there for me once, what is there for me now.