PARK AVENUE BLISS

WELCOME TO THE GOOD LIFE

Could you feel the testosterone pumping through these blocks of midtown? I can. Money, money, money........Only a stones throw away from Grand Central Station and every time I venture to this area I could sense all the power and pressure of the investment banks and hedgefund firms each right next door to each other. Financial professionals such as traders and bankers & the like with Type A personalities buckling under the pressure to keep capitalism flowing and money in everyones pockets. They slave and work nearly 24 hours/7 days a week for these huge investment banks to prove themselves to the company. There they are slaving into the ungodly hours of the evening into the early morning sitting in their cubicle under the florescent lighting trying their hardest to climb up the financial ladder of success. They have their eyes glued to the computer screen while on the phone conducting conference calls. After working 15 hour shifts till around 3 a.m. they call an Uber to go home and get their measly several hours worth of sleep so they could repeat the same vicious cycle over again. These financial professionals make a lot of money but they definitely work very hard for it.  I can't help but wonder do these well to do, highly educated and successful business men donned in suits, ties and pocket scarves really love what they do and find that it is worth selling their soul to these huge corporations and taking calculated risks? Or do they just get caught up in the glitz and glamour that come with success? Rolex watches, mansions, Ferrari's, vacations around the world, fancy bars/lounges, creme de le creme business mixers and of course gorgeous women? Or is it both? Do they really love the world of finance and know that after they slave away at these banks they'll eventually pay their dues and climb the corporate ladder where they could finally get to the next level where people finally work under them? When they reach college as young adults where they first begin the trade, do they know with 100% certainty that at the end of the rainbow is the pot of gold?  Maybe they know there is a light at the end of the tunnel when they become bosses and supervisors and could finally take a deep breath and make their own hours. I don't mean this in a superficial and materialistic way. I'm saying maybe all of this is an added bonus. After all they worked very hard to enjoy the fruits of their labor. I am just wondering if they truly are doing this because they love it  or because they know that they will become wealthy and be able to enjoy the good life? Or both?     

And I end this note by saying, "MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE!!!!"