I have made this observation many times. I seem to be unable to keep from noticing the extremely expensive houses being built around here, Lafayette and Indianapolis. The thought that crosses my mind is that these people are high minded. They are determined to present themselves as someone they are not, so they go deeply in debt. They are blind by pride, so they cannot see that they are condemning themselves to 30-50 years of servitude.
People are in love with their own selves, and covetousness rules.
Their love for self blinds them to the reality of the bad decisions they are making. They are puffed up. It is like a fog that blinds them. This last summer had a lot of early morning fog. It has been so thick that at times I could only drive 25-30 mph.