..............freddy as mentioned well written post.....................why do pilots do what we do for all the crappy reasons you showed??.............well simply 'cause we love the exhileration flying, & sadly that comes at a cost.............cost being the operative word !.
The rich (those that don't fly that is ) might be smart, get well paid,have all the 'toys' but do they get the boyish (girlish) thrills we still get when we are at the controls of a plane where the sky isn't the limit !
Capt Wally............