When I was growing up now many years ago there were no millionaires in our Australian society. Recycling was struggling to make their pay packet stretch from week to week as their children grew and were taught to respect the environment and the things we had. part of it and my grandmother, who had gone through the the 1930 's depression, would save every piece of string and paper bag that came her way.
These habits passed down to me and my siblings. To have our own clothes, do our own repairs, and most of all enjoy what we have and not go after We learned to be practical and that things like vegetables are better when grown in your own garden than purchased in a shop.
Between the 1960 & # 39; s and 1970 & # 39; sa revolution took place. Suddenly people learned how they could make money away from working for It. It`s called investment in the future. Real Estate became the key to ownership and words like & # 39; ports & # 39; entered the vocabulary.
We are conscious of it and asked strangers from overseas what they thought of us. While they mostly had had nothing but praise there were things pointed out that hung like an albatross around our necks.
There was still many many things we were not privileged to know as the government kept the lid on things. But when I traveled abroad in 1979 I did a great deal of what was coming.
In the North in places like Cannes and Monte Carlo homes were suddenly huge and people were rich beyond measure.
The beautiful wine fields in Tuscany and the snobbery of many people looked down on this traveler with her 2 children was very off-putting. Australia was a country when snobbery and wealth bought you no friends while the more money you had the liked Now it is just the opposite.
This is is a place that we are in the last days. This is isurnes in the turntable. We are facing the ultimate test and not many are in a position to pass it.
