The Last Laugh Goes To…

The last laugh goes to the Amish. After being the brunt of jokes for cen­turies, a phe­nom­e­non of his­tory may now turn it all around. The for­tunes of fate are being reversed! As Jesus said: “The first shall be last and the last shall be first.” What will make all of this hap­pen?
Ten dol­lar per gal­lon gaso­line.
Think about it. They have lit­tle need for fuels other than a lit­tle coal oil and very small amounts of gaso­line, for some of their lawn tools (if any at all). Their homes have no elec­tric­ity and never have had. The phone is in a lit­tle house by the road and is pri­mar­ily for out­go­ing calls. They have no calls that inter­rupt their meals. They get enough sleep. They work hard phys­i­cally and do not need a weight room. They do not pay, nor do they receive Social Secu­rity. They take care of their own. They may not even notice when gas prices go up.
No tele­vi­sion. No radio. No edu­ca­tion beyond the eighth grade (with rare excep­tions). They are calm and have few seri­ous con­flicts. They have some unique health prob­lems, but seem to carry on with life just fine. For the most part, they too live off the grid. Their chil­dren are not gang mem­bers. They do not believe in any form of vio­lence what­so­ever.
They are ridiculed by the world, but they have many things the world will never have. As fuel becomes a cri­sis, what they truly have will become even more obvi­ous. Yes, “the meek will inherit the earth” and they may do it with horse and buggy.