I happened to read story about Rat Race from
a blog
“If you look at the life of an average-well educated, hard working person, there is a similar path. The child is born and goes to school. The proud parents are excited because the child excels, gets fair to good grades, and is accepted into college.
The child graduates, maybe goes on to the graduate school and then does exactly as programmed: looks for a safe, secure job or career. The child finds that job, maybe as a doctor or as a lawyer, or works for the government.