On the surface，these people seem to be very lucky in life.As they left student life behind，many had a __3__ drink at their cheap but friendly local bar，shook hands with longtime roommates，and __4__ out of small apartments into high buildings.They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine __5__ a college year’s monthly rent.They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.

　　The thing is，a number of them have __6__ that despite their success，they aren’t happy.Some __7__ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight－hour workweeks devoted to tasks they __8__．Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and __9__．However，instead of devoting themselves to their work，they find themselves working to support the __10__ to which they have so quickly become __11__．

　　People often speak of trying a more satisfying path，and __12__ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they __13__ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion：it’s __14__．They have loans，bills，a mortgage (抵押贷款) to __15__，retirement to save for.They recognize there’s something __16__ in their lives，but it’s __17__ to step off the track.

　　In a society that tends to __18__ everything in terms of dollars and cents，we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our __19__ in financial terms.But what about the personal and social costs __20__ in pursuing money over meaning？These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore—and the very ones we need to consider most.

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