I suppose some get addicted to making money and die with large...

I suppose some get addicted to making money and die with large bank accounts.

I think the protestant work ethic also has some effect in the west.

Then we have the self-help gurus telling us how to be successful.

But life is a gamble and there are plenty of ways to indulge in risk taking behaviour.

And sooner or later it ends although science is working on ways to defy death!