Value

Everything has a value attached to it.
Value, in general, can have a material or non-material form.

Mental value.
Spiritual value.
Time value.
Effort value.
Feelings.
Monetary value.

Some people weight their gain and loss, and make their decision by weighing the ones we more commonly hold in importance in Sim City country:
Money, Time, Effort, Feelings.

Sometimes, when a person suddenly abandons material wealth for something lesser.
He is not necessarily sustaining a net loss.
He is probably opting for non-material gains that exceeds whatever material loss he bears.

I live in Sim City!!

The road is so clean.
The yellow and white traffic lines painted in even thickness in straight lines in the even road.
There are no trash on the roads.
Every element is where they should be.

It's evening.
People are starting to get off from work.
A mum asked her son what he had for lunch today and the son said "seaweed, rice, and noodles".
"Wow so much." was the mum's expected response, somewhat lacking in real surprise.

The scene of a perfect society.

Am I the only one cursed with reality while others are blessed with delusions?
Or was it the other way round.