If you live in the USA or a similarly prosperous country, you are very lucky. I don't think we really appreciate what we have. We unquestionably have inept leadership in this country, we are governed my "politicians" which are a breed unto themselves. They are "experts" and spending money, especially money that belongs to someone else. Few, if any of them are aware of the responsibility that SHOULD come with that office. But, instead, they take on a self-importance that is creating havoc and unrest in this country.
IN SPITE of leaderships ineptitude, we are fortunate to live here, in spite of them. My wife did a demo today at Kroger's. I go with her and wheel the cart out and get her set up, my cardio for the week. The back room at Kroger's is stocked and stacked, floor to ceiling, with product, all sorts of products. There is a continuous stream of product, coming in the back and going out the front. It is never ending. Not just one product, thousands of products.
Not all I can afford anymore. I remember, especially at Christmas, a picture of a child, a poor child, looking in a store window, tears in his eyes, wishing that he could ..... Now, I am like that child, especially in the meat department. "What do I want this year, for Christmas?" .... "Well, a beef roast would be nice."
Aside from that, we live in a land of plenty.
Then I went to Walmart, to buy some things. They were packed ... Sunday afternoon, around one. Inside, there were five carts to be had. I got a few items, then started to look for a register ... the longer I walked, the longer the lines got. Ten to 15 people in each line. Of course, not many registers open. Why, do they remodel these stores, put in all these registers and then, never open them. I came close to leaving the cart and walking out. Instead I went to the meat department and talked with some employees I knew. They were sympathetic, and agreed management didn't hire enough cashiers. "It's not the way it used to be."
Spoiled, yes we are. I have seen some pictures of people waiting in line all day, for a loaf of bread. I didn't want to wait ten minutes to pay for mine.
And then, driving home, many have new cars, they all look alike, but they look new, a plethora of new cars. We are spoiled, perhaps living with our heads in the clouds, our world could be collapsing and we are not aware of it ...... but, for today, so far, so good .........
