I think that there are very many similarities in the Parable of the Sower and today's society. In the P.O.T.S the cost of food water and gas is all very high and many people cannot afford it. Many people are using drugs and dying on the streets. In today's society the cost of gas mainly is getting higher, but i think the thing that is most similar about then and today is the government and the relationship between the authorities and the people. In P.O.T.S the cops are barely ever called for help in bad situations because they would take your money and almost everything you have and in the end not really help at all. The relationship between them and the people is hostile and many people hate and even are afraid of police or any person higher up in the government. They only do whats best for them. I think it is not as extreme right now but very much a like.