Reply #1: Several years ago... [View All]

My dad turned down a fairly lucrative job offer from Lockheed Martin. He was currently working in Civil Service and the Lockheed job would have paid him almost twice what his current salary was.

To my surprise, my dad turned down the job offer. My dad is a typical republican who really likes his money.

When I asked him why he didn't take the job, he explained that he didn't like the life codes attached to the position.

When I asked him what life code were, he explained that they were unwritten codes like a dress code, but encompassed most everything in your life. They dictated what kind of house you could live in, what kind of suits you had to wear, what kind of car you could drive and what kind of wife you could have.

Since then I've heard other people mention these unwritten life codes. When I was in college, we were having a party at our house (not a frat house, but a plain ol house). One of the school's cheerleaders showed up to the party but she didn't stay long. She was good friends with one of the other guests, but she couldn't be seen going to a "regular" party. Being seen there could have gotten her kicked off of the team.

I've seen the same thing where I work now. When you reach a certain level of success, you are expected by your colleagues to "fit in" and put forward the proper image to the adoring public. This is what the judge didn't do. It's their rules, and he broke them.

They (the successful) like their rules because it separates them from the rest of society. In their minds it puts them above society. We (the less successful) like their rules because it makes us glad we are not them.

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