Lifes a bitch then you die.
Sounds like enduring life rather than living it.
It is a bit like luck then, you have some or you don't. Then again (my view) you can make yours...
If humans had always kept there heads down no progress would have ever been made and yeah, working for free will be the norm.
That's not the case, thanks god because of that we can enjoy the benefits today so let's try to keep it going well past tomorrow.