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

"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 

@posbwp55 i thought your comments were well stated and thoughtful.

The world around us is our mirror, and judging someone does not define who they are—it defines who we are. More often than not, the things we detest and judge in others are a reflection of the things we cannot accept about ourselves. The yardstick we use for ourselves is the yardstick we use for the world.