I have a love/hate relationship with money.
I love it in that it gets me the things I need to survive, and even a few comforts. I love it when I have managed my money wisely, and I love to think that my savings will always be there when I need to continue surviving and being comfortable.
I hate it because people have been killed, tortured, and deceived so that others may obtain more of it. I hate it because it has become a currency of greed.
And I hate it because due to the greed of some bankers, politicians, and businessmen, my investments and savings may disappear.
If the dollar collapses, what will you do? What will I do? In addition to a love/hate relationship, do we also have a live/die relationship with money? Are we too removed from a life of growing our own food, making our own clothes, and surviving off of the land that we could not survive without money? This question terrifies me, because I don't know how well I would fare if the dollar collapsed.
In my outdoor survival class, we were encouraged to think about "what if" scenarios. Some were more realistic ("What if you got stranded in a snow storm while cross-country skiing?"). Others were rather cataclysmic (i.e. "What if a nuclear bomb went off and created a nuclear winter? What would you do to increase your chances of survival?"). But I guess "realistic" depends on your point of view. And point of view often depends on your sources. And if your sources are Fox News, well...I guess that's another blog.
The moral of this blog, if there is one, is more of a reminder for you and me: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Be prepared for alternate ways of life. Because things aren't always as they seem...
