A parable I recall sometimes. In Europe the grandfather has worked all his life to build a house, which will last for generations. The father has worked all hi

A parable I recall sometimes. In Europe the grandfather has worked all his life to build a house, which will last for generations. The father has worked all his life to buy a car, which will last for generations. And the son is working with the aim to buy a yacht. But in Japan each generation is working all life to re-build a house, which lasts only one generation.