Would You, Could You Do It?

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I have a friend who had a good career as a programmer with a big-named in the programming world. He had a relationship and took expensive vacations every year. In short, he was well-off. Didn't have kids but didn't want them, either. He gets to be about 40 and decides to join the peace Corps and work for them for 2 years in another country. This means the end to the nice job. He had to basically sell everything he owned and live off of the Peace Corps budget. I think what he did was quite noble. He went to a small village and helped them, and reading his online journal through his time there he has learned a lot from them as well. Could you do that? Would you do that? I know many people talk a good talk about helping others, but could you really put your money where your mouth is (so to speak) and go off and do something like this? I am being honest. My younger self with a better head on her shoulders could do it, but wouldn't have. Now when I could think about it and appreciate it, I have too much responsibilities.