Tuesday, May 31, 2011

BANKERS AND MAIDS

Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar, the former chief of Egypt’s Bank of Alexandria, was arrested in New York City Monday night for sexually assaulting a hotel maid.

What is the worth of money? Paper money has no intrinsic worth unless backed by silver or gold; gold has a long history of value because it is a malleable metal that does not tarnish – silver is harder, tarnishes and is less valuable.

The value of paper money, a promise issued by governments trillion of dollars in debt, wheels power through investments taking place at breakneck speeds around the world. Maids are required to clean up after the bankers who have become famous for their assaults.

Investments are like the bugs that surround the earth, if they all fell to the ground at one moment, they would be miles high; Perhaps, bankers feel as if they are doing the world a favor keeping everything afloat and deserve special pampering? Money inspires ego.

When the transparency of glass is coated with a thin layer of silver it produces a mirror that reflects the self; when you see yourself you see nobody else. The Cabala describes the individual as unique – it is through uniqueness that equality is realized.

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