Aldi king's horses

Just finished our experience shopping at Aldi and saved a fair amount of money but what I always find interesting at Aldi is the people there.  I see people that are worse off than me and wondering what their story is.  Sometimes I see a small family that are obviously struggling-probably more than we are-and they still seem somewhat happy.  I see elderly folks that are obviously wealthy, but shopping there to save money.  I see people that look like they are at the lowest point in their lives and I see people that look like shopping at Aldi is the high point of their day.  I see people that are not much older than me now and they are suffering with health problems and obviously struggling financially.  I often wonder what the future holds for us.  I'd like to say that I am optimistic about things, but right now it is cold outside and the only thing keeping us off the streets is the good graces of family.  I want to be optimistic about the future.  Maybe this is just some carryover from the whole 2012 thing, the feeling of hopelessness that the end is near.  No, I didn't really fear that anyway.  I always thought that the 2012 thing was a change in the collective consciousness and towards the last moments of the Mayan calendar, I thought that perhaps the 2012 thing would usher in a new era where capitalism is restrained, healthcare and education are free and rent is affordable.  Now I just feel sore, cold and hopeless.  On the bright side, at least it is easy to lose weight when you can't afford many groceries!  Another plus is that I have had time to ponder things which, in turn, gets me inspired to write.  I have been working on my role playing game system "Destroy Your Ego" and am extremely excited about the "BREAKAWAY" setting for it.  Let's here it for escapism.  Thanks for reading!