"It is true that we never see anyone pulling down all the houses in a city for the sole purpose of rebuilding them in a different style and of making the streets more attractive; but one does see very well that many people tear down their own houses in order to rebuild them, and that in some cases they are even forced to do so when their houses are in danger of collapsing and when the foundations are not very secure."
I think this is referring to people getting older. Its almost like cosmetic surgery, people get old and they start to need repairs, new knees, face lifts, etc. And its usually only a few people that do this so you would never see the Whole Street (all the old people) getting freshened up. And some people when they are in danger of dying they need repair to keep them going for that little bit longer. I feel that the similarities between the old buildings and old people is uncanny.
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I think that what you said makes sense about old people needing to rebuild. I also think that maybe it refers to when people decide to change certain aspects of their life. If they see themselves going down a certain path that is destructive to themselves they start over and try to change. Like someone who goes to rehab they are tearing down their old self and rebuilding a new clean person.
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