The Icelandic connection - 01.09.2010, Síða 33

Vol. 63 #2
ICELANDIC CONNECTION
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foolish as to taint the waters that we drink
or foul the air that we breathe? The man
knew that the piper must, and would, be
paid in one form or another, for the piper
must not be offended. Where goes the
U.S. will go Canada, for a time. Know
this riddle: All that is required for a great
challenge in life is a great crisis, and a
great crisis will magically appear as
always it does—and this is an ancient
truth. The man was prodded to ask little
questions such as, What is the difference
between bankruptcy and hyperinflation?
And so, the man was prodded to
invest wisely in life simply because he
had heard it thus preached from govern-
ments and pulpits and financial
investors—he would invest in snow. If
the man could sell ten copies of his little
book, then he would break even in his
$200 insurance policy. And if he might
sell a few more copies, then it would
prove that even a fool could sometimes
provide for his household.
The March sun grew in strength,
April and May came and went, and the
snow fortress was no more. Summer
waned with the increasing strength of
autumn winds; soon enough it was winter
once again. A great snowstorm had come
and gone, so the man could once again
work on his fortress of snow.
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