What constitutes a low class lifestyle? Crime comes to mind. Those who engage in crime, repeat offenders, those serving time in jail, drug dealers and pushers, some drug addicts, are all considered to be living a low class lifestyle. While it may not be their choice, they did make choices throughout their lives that brought them to this place. People in prison made choices, no they were not good choices, but they were choices nonetheless. They could have made a choice to do the right thing, thereby not landing them in a prison cell. Making better choices constitutes someone who may fit into the category a little higher than low class.
Some people just never had the chance. Children who grow up in broken homes, with drug addicted parents or in crime ridden areas are much more likely to stay in the low class distinction. They are much more likely to end up in the prison system, if they survive that long. Drug addiction, while fueled by a physical addiction to a substance, is also a choice. If someone chooses to take drugs, they are going to need money to get the drugs. If they are high all the time, they are not going to be able to hold down a job, so where are they going to get the money to get the drugs. Again, another bad choice comes along and before they know it, prison seems to be the only place for them. They can make a conscious decision to stop the cycle, clean up their act and get off drugs. Now that is a decision that can take a low class drug addict to a better place.
While the class system is in place, we all make decisions that can make us better or worse, it is up to us.
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