Future Happiness

A dream, a breath, a forth of fleeting joy.

Who buys a minute's mirth to wail a week?

Or sells eternity to get a toy?

For one sweet grape who will the vine destroy?"

Shakespeare

These line are about sacrificing your future for a brief moment of joy. Who would want to give up the rest of his or her life for a toy? Or who would want to buy a minute of happiness (mirth) for a week's worth a pain? Or who would destroy an entire vine for just one grape? Only a stupid person would.