Friday, April 16, 2010

Which place is the true heaven?

The lust for money. Seems to me that will be the ruination of my country. And that's sad. Too many people want to get monetarily rich. Very rich. Filthy rich. And they will stop at nothing to get everything they want. Many of 'em are on Wall Street. They know how to manipulate the financial system. Even if more regulations are imposed by the government. That will be no deterent. They can find loopholes. Their motivation in life is to fully and completely milk the system. To make more and more money. That's their sole purpose. Why they get up in the morning and go to work. To rake in many times more capital than they'll ever need. The most greedy of the lot make millions of dollars in a single transaction. Huge killings on the financial markets. Money. Money. Money. Unimaginable thrills. Orgasms that far surpass the sexual ones. Orgasms that last and last and last. For days and weeks and months and years. It's like going to financial heaven. To financial paradise. Makes them feel alive and exuberant. Doesn't matter that their maneuverings and manipulations may lead to the financial collapse of society and a nation. To another Great Depression. At least they got their's. They walk away with big cash bonuses. With golden parachutes. And the satisfaction of being a successful Wall Street god/broker/banker. Maybe they won't ever make it to the heaven described by a dreamer named Jesus. But that's all right with the Wall Street crowd. To them, Jesus' heaven sounded more like a place for the poor and the meek and the destitute. Yes, more like hell. Those poor saps in Jesus' heaven tend to be rich only in spirit. They have no need or desire for money. Makes one wonder. Which place is the true heaven? --Jim Broede

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