Some people believe that life runs in a straight line, from birth to death, with a few messy bits in between. Some people believe that life is a long hard climb up a gleaming Pyramid of Success and eventually, if our knee pads hold out, we can make it to the top.
Some people believe that life is a worldly means to a heavenly home.
Some people believe that all those other people are full of baloney. Some people spell it bologna. This, of course, is merely a symptom of a larger disease. Some people call it postmodernism . But it's hard to cure a disease, especially when everybody has it.