Such Is Symbolic -- Tell Me Why?

It's that time of year when you don't know whether to set the central heating and cooling on AC or heater.  The last few days we have needed the AC in the afternoon, but when you wake up to a cool 64F temperature (in the house) in the morning, you either need to layer on the clothes, or turn the heater on for awhile.

I shouldn't complain.  I recall Dad telling of when he was a child in southwestern Oklahoma back during the Great Depression.  There were 7 kids in a small farm house.  The attic area had been converted to a sleeping room for the kids.  The house wasn't very tight or, insulated and so they would often wake to a light dusting of snow on their bed covers that had blown in through the cracks during the night.  Of course, they didn't know what air conditioning was in the summer.

Being married to a Realtor, I occasionally go with her to view a property for some reason or other.  Yesterday we looked at one in Rockwall that was about 4,000 square feet of living space with a 3-car garage attached.  It completely filled the lot on which it sat in a neighborhood where the houses were crowded together barely 10 feet apart.  This particular house was priced at something over $400,000 and it certainly wasn't the largest in the neighborhood.  I did some quick math and estimated there were probably around 300 houses in this particular area -- which by-the-way was adjacent to many more developments just like it -- and if we assume the $400K price to be average, that's $120,000,000 of houses in that one neighborhood which is merely a small part of a suburb of Dallas.  It's mind-boggling when you think of the amount of money flowing in our economy!

Many of those expensive houses are occupied by the grandchildren of folks who lived in conditions similar to what Dad described of growing up in the Depression.  They have no concept of the difficulties, or the conditions their ancestors faced.  They take for granted the wealth they enjoy in their decadence.  Such is symbolic of our country.

I'll just stop there.  If anyone is so inclined, your thoughts as to why I would make that last statement would be appreciated.  I'm curious to hear what others think.  Just leave a comment.