My Goals

 Sometime between now and 2026, assuming there eventually is a functional coronavirus vaccine and sufficient numbers of people take it, I will move to a different city that has a higher population of young Jews with a similar religious outlook on life. Hopefully the K-shaped economic change will not significantly affect this city, such that I will be able to have a social life without feeling like I need to carry protection with me or feeling like I really missed the boat on my goals in life. I will find someone who is meant for me and marry her. At that point we will decide to either continue living in the city for a time, or move to a different city or region to escape the encroaching effects of climate change or simply be able to experience snow. Most likely, life's burdens will continue to become more difficult, but at least it will be a little easier to bear with someone else and I can forget the intervening 8+ years during which my other part-time job was dating. I can then prioritize my career only to the extent that I can be there for my kids. Since the long-term outlook for the earth and humanity is grim (regardless of the little bubble that corporate environments like to pretend their employees hold), growing up with my kids will be the slim consoling factor, even with the small nagging thought that having kids in an overpopulated world is a fundamentally selfish idea. Giving of myself will always be more important than the extent to which I can make KPMG more money. With this attitude, I should be a manager in no time, capable of executing on engagements within my area of expertise, working on proposals, and developing new service offerings to keep KPMG offerings up to date.