He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable.

@srs148  no he could have stood by his word and got a bit less money. A man is only as good as his word.

"A man is only as good as his word."

Seldom have truer words been spoken. He got a little more money at the cost of his integrity. Then again, it seems he had none to begin with...

This is one of the sadder things I've read in awhile.

While this man's "problem" is perhaps the pennultimate example of a "first world problem," his personal and family pathology, his failure to love and nurture due to his obsession, and his willingness to alienate his son--are universal.

There are an infinity of ways to be unhappy. This is one of them.

@desktopguy  There are an infinity of ways to be unhappy. This is one of them

Or both. Here’s a poem  

Make love

Make war

Do both

Get married