"We have been silent witnesses of evil deeds; we have been drenched by many storms; we have learnt the arts of equivocation and pretence; experience has made us suspicious of others and kept us from being truthful and open; intolerable conflicts have worn us down and even made us cynical.
If we look more closely, we see that any violent display of power, whether political or religious, produces an outburst of folly in a large part of mankind; indeed, this seems actually to be a psychological and sociological law: the power of some needs the folly of others. It is not that certain human capacities, intellectual capacities for instance, become stunted of destroyed, but rather that the upsurge of power makes such an overwhelming impression that men are deprived of their independent judgment, and give up trying to assess the new state of affairs for themselves."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison, 1943-1945
“I get tired of the darkness all around me. The darkness itself seems to borrow, from the sinners who live in it, the gift of their speech. I hear its mocking accents: 'It's all a dream, this talk of a heavenly country of a God who made it all, who is to be yours in eternity. All right, go on longing for death! But death will make nonsense of your hopes; it will only mean a night darker than ever, the night of mere non-existence!'
This world is a ship, not your home. What mysteries will be revealed to us later. How often have I thought that I perhaps owe all the graces showered upon me to the earnest prayers of a little soul whom I shall know only in Heaven.
It is God's will that in this world by means of prayer heavenly treasures should be imparted by souls one to another, so that when they reach their home with the Father they may love one another with a love born of gratitude, with an affection far, far exceeding the most ideal family affection upon earth.
There we shall meet with no indifferent looks, because all the saints will be indebted to each other. No envious glances will be seen; the happiness of every one of the saved will be the happiness of all. With the Martyrs we shall be like to the Martyrs; with the Doctors we shall be as the Doctors; with the Virgins, as the Virgins; and just as the members of a family are proud of one another, so shall we be of our family, without the least jealousy.
Who knows even if the joy we shall experience in beholding the glory of the great Saints, and knowing that by a secret disposition of Providence we have contributed to it, who knows if this joy will not be as intense and sweeter perhaps, than the happiness they will themselves possess.
And do you not think that on their side the great Saints, seeing what they owe to quite little souls, will love them with an incomparable love? Delightful and surprising will be the friendships found there - I am sure of it. The favored companion of an Apostle or a great Doctor of the Church, will perhaps be a young shepherd lad; and a simple little child may be the intimate friend of a Patriarch. Oh! how I long to dwell in that Kingdom of Love.
Time is but a shadow, a dream; already God sees us in glory and takes joy in our eternal blessings. How this thought helps my soul! I understand then why He lets us suffer... Life is passing, Eternity draws closer: soon shall we live the very life of God. After having drunk deeply at the fountain of bitterness, our thirst will be quenched forever at the very source of all sweetness."
Thérèse de Lisieux
The AI bubble in tech stocks was burst over the weekend, as some of hidden mystique of the US Big Tech AI juggernaut was apparently revealed to be at least in part a new era financialization scheme.
Nvidia led the way lower, dragging the associated stock indices down with it.
This massive selling prompted some of the talking heads to come to the defense of the sector, often with some fairly hilarious results.
But it also prompted some liquidation selling, which played into the usual slam on gold and silver preceding the Comex futures options expiration tomorrow.
If one has eyes to see and ears to hear, the truth can be found without a great deal of effort. But it poses a risk, that one cannot comfortably drift along with the prevailing narrative of the Western oligarchs.
FOMC coming up on Wednesday.
If the metals weather the usual shenanigans of the kleptocracy it looks to be in good shape on the charts.
Remember what is important. And it is not the bluster of the usual suspects in politics and the media.
The world does not love you. Its servants do not care about you or yours.
The power of some needs the folly of others.They are passing like shadows, constructs of illusions and lies, lacking all substance, soon to be gone and forgotten.
Do not foolishly give your hearts and souls to them.
Have a pleasant evening.
