Joe, Dont' forget postage stamps. The only one stamp left from British Guana 150 years ago is worth $10 million. Just in 1980, China issued 5 million Monkey stamps at a face value of 8 fen ($0.12). which sells for $1,000 each now. What really affects zen (I mention this word here to escape from Bill!'s automatic censorship on messages without it) is what happens when they fall over the fiscal cliff. Hyperinflation accompanied by a huge drop in the stock market and skyrocketing gold. No gurantee the American will continue to get their food coupons. That will influence the whole world, including your zen do (separated into 2 words, so that the former stands conspicuously). Your zen master will feel more seriously threatened than when Huineng was chased by his fellow monk who tried to rob him of the robe and the bowl. Anthony
________________________________ From: Joe <desert_woodwor...@yahoo.com> To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 1:59 Subject: [Zen] Re: I need some practice advice Anthony, It's funny, but paper does not get more valuable with age, unless it is VERY old: the Magna Carta; The US Declaration of Independence; prints of Albrecht Durer etchings, etc. ;-) The hundred-year-old $20 gold US coin I bought for $400 US about ten years ago is now said to be worth over $1700. Funny, though, because paper is a LOT easier and convenient to carry around, and heavy gold coins will just wear holes in our pockets. But I guess we have to go with the Markets even when they are obviously irrational. ;-) I regret I did not buy TEN of those coins at the time. I could have gotten rid of a lot of paper. To keep this post on topic, I will mention Zen. Maybe I'll expand on that in the next post. --Joe > Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > Â > The cliff in the USA is too deep to be filled with currency. [snip]
