Life's Reality or Not?

This world today can be quite disturbing at times. The price of fuel is ridiculas. The cost of living is unreal. Most people are just going with the flow. Not thinking of tomorrow.... Wake Up People! This is not a dream! You are not going to wake up to a brighter day as long as this continues. Why are most people afraid or don't even care? It's always good to look out of the box sometimes. Why are we going through this? What is the goal the higher officials seek to achieve?