We have been debased in our society to thinking we should only act/work for $. For me, this is the poisoning of our society. The Biblical quote: "Money is the root of all evil." has a ring of truth in it, as it can take hold of a society, as I believe it has ours.
When we act only out of the desire for $ (or what it buys....material stuff) we are robbed of any true joy & spiritual satisfaction from our actions. When we start focusing on our ACTIONS & how we can derive joy from them, regardless of how insignificant our work may seem, WE make it significant w/the focus we place on it. I have worked many jobs over my 5+ decades on this planet & have found that often those that I got the most fulfillment from were NOT the ones I was paid the most to do.
Always, we CHOOSE to be fulfilled & find meaning in our contributions, regardless of society's view of us.
Imagine if we all connected to our work in a significant & intimate way, how much better our society would be! 
There was a book written in the '80's--"Do What You Love & the Money Will Follow". Frankly, this should be our goal. Finding our passion & joy, & $ should be secondary. I believe we all would be much better off in all aspects.
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