Americans have become so materialistic, so money-oriented, that they have come to believe and to teach that money will buy anything, even happiness. It is inconceivable to many of them that there are desires and wishes that cannot be satisfied by writing a check. They don’t learn that some things cannot be bought until they have reached that level of affluence where they can write a check for any item or service they fancy, a level of affluence many more have achieved since World War II and a lesson all at that level have learned or suspect.