… could make my life more interesting. If money could make me smarter. If money could make me more intelligent. If money could make me more competent. If money could make relationships better. If money could make me a better husband. If money could make me comfort the dying. If money could make me healthier. If money could make me fitter. If money could make me a better swordsman, a better sailor, a better hockey player. If money could make me read more books. If money could make me understand poetry. (Hey, I figure there must be something to it.) If money could make me understand more people. If money could make me meet more people. If money could make me nicer. If money could make me better at solving problems. If money could make me a grow tomatoes, beets, and chili peppers. If money could make me ride faster, run faster, jump higher, lift more. And a cabinetmaker. If money could make me a painter. If money could make me a composer. If money could make me play the violin. If money could make me a leader. If money could make me understand other cultures. If money could make me think more carefully about how my actions impact future generations Forsooth, if money could make me a better man…

If only money could do that, I would spend all my life making as much money as I possibly could instead.