Might sound harsh, but this kind of suggestion is no use at all. US was great and we know it is not that great any more at many aspects of view. US will fade out and other emerging countries will rock. This is HISTORY, any suggestion cannot stop the process of HISTORY.
I often see aged programmers are more tolerant with things they dont like,as they know most jobs are just boring from their years of working experience. Lots of them think job is just for paying the bill.
so how about things like this: I am married but I meet another woman who I cannot help falling love with. Shall I continue hang out with her, or stop seeing her(which I will probably regret)
I believe LIFE IS A RANDOM GAME. You may argue that hard working can change the fate. Yes. But hard working should also be seen as an attribute that is set in your body when you are born, and it is random. So a person is created with random attributes, and he will live with random chances happening around him. That's the game of life.