Earning One's Worth

The judge on the radio was saying he wanted to earn as much as did the attorneys who appeared in his courtroom, as though money were the measure of one's significance.  The reward for being a judge is being a judge.  It is the same with other professions where money alone is the measure.  Ballplayers do not measure their ability by how well they play, but by how well they are paid.  Therapists rate their skill by stating what they charge.  It is measuring being by a standard that does not apply.