Big Bang

Did you hear about the successful experiment  on the Swiss border simulating how the universe was created called the 'Big Bang?'  It was a few days later when this energy hit our financial markets with Lehman going under and Merrill Lynch being rescued.  There is a ripple effect continuing to affect other banking and insurance companies.  The big ones are known, yet there are more in the subcurrents soon to surface.  I thought the U.S. stock market did well, absorbing the shock of the downfall of these institutions.  I was caught in the October 1987 crash , using margin, when the market lost 22% in one day.  Given only a 500 point drop, about 3%, all the hysteria, fear, and uncertainty, was quite contained.  So far resiliency seems strong. Yet the human condition is to act in emotional ways, so tomorrow may tell a different tale.

I look at life and reality using symbols to find the meaning or purpose to the experience or event.  And I am looking at the deterioration and failure of our big and mature financial companies to see what the big picture is.  We are overdue for a 'fall' given the republic has been around for over 200 years.  The last few years has been one of single focus on accumulation of money, real estate; all in the material arena.  It seems that the pendulum is swinging in the other direction now, taking away the material attachments.  Even Mother Nature is contributing to this through hurricanes.  Events seem to be running in parallel with each other, pointing in the same direction.  Perhaps it's time to shift life's perspective back to what is important; people and relationships.  When all the material is gone in one sudden change, what is left are those we care about.  Given what is happening at this time in evolution, we are out of balance.  It has reached a critical mass and change is being reflected in all aspects of our lives in a big way.