The Daily Grind

The other day, Ben and Andrew and I spent about an hour kicking around a soccer ball in the front yard. Later that night when Ben and I were watching Football Night in America, he said, "When I grow bigger, I'm going to be a soccer player. But probably most of the time I'll drive a garbage truck to take the stinky garbage to the drop-off place." (For those who don't know, Ben wants to drive a garbage truck when he grows up). Does he already know that he'll spend most of his time in life toiling at a job with little free time left over? Is he just so pragmatic that he knows being a soccer player won't pay the bills and will require a day job? Or is he just that excited about the prospect of driving around garbage?

-Dave