Deja vu.

Wait a minute, I think I’ve seen this movie before . . .

You know, the one where the People have been swindled, sold out by politicians controlled by evil bankers holding mortgages on the family farm. Yes, the one where, eventually, the People rise up, fight the forces of evil and win  in the end by booting out the political rascals and changing laws to restrain the corporate and banking outlaws.

Well, it’s not only a movie plot, it’s the very economic cycle that is part and parcel of our history.

We’ve passed this way before my friends.

Not us personally of course, (not yet anyways!), but our preceding generations.

About every 3 or usually 4 generations, this repeats like an old movie script updated for the latest release.

Corruption in government?

Shocking!

But, it’s nothing new.

Take a look at this old print from the last century when the villain of the time was the corporate-like Trusts who monopolized their industries and used their vast financial powers to (guess what?) buy influence in Congress.

Sounds like a familiar story but, with Bankers this time around! (You can click to enlarge the picture for clarity).

In short, our ancestors or predecessors in this country have confronted problems as huge in their day as we have before us now.

They regained control and took back control from those who took it away or abused their offices.

And, they’ve done it again and again throughout the country’s history.

Although we hear of the Great Depression of 1929, few realize that it was only one of a series of many depressions that have happened to the economy and the people even in this country’s short history.

By the way, some of those past depressions were much worse in their effects on the populace than the one in 1929 and the country survived them all and went on to greater prosperity again and again.

Nothing in Nature is allowed to swing too far. Even the depression or recession pendulum must swing back to optimism and prosperity again.

There are two sides to the coin of Nature and even the crooks, thieves and con men politicians can’t alter the odds of Mother Nature. It’s just good to keep the larger picture in mind during these times I think.

“This too shall pass” is a good rule no matter what times we’re living through.

It’s a process of cycles of depressions or recessions to prosperity to over exuberance leading to another depression or recession and so on. It’s called an economic cycle and they don’t teach much about it in schools these days.

They should.

It would give all of us a better feel for the times we’re living in and a much greater hope for the future.

Millions have already had their opportunity to experience these kinds of times throughout this country’s history.

They have come and gone from their place and time in history.

Now, it’s our turn. Life teaches lessons to all who choose to learn from the passage of time.  Consider tougher times as just a little ‘extra credit’ work in our course load.

Think about it. Wouldn’t it be better for us over all if we gathered some nuggets of wisdom on how to live better and happier than to stand around with the masses wringing our hands?

For now, and,  for this blog, I just wanted to let you know that I see all the economic news that ‘s come and is coming as a passing phase and not all that different from those of generations before.

They made it through their times, learned their economic lessons, prospered and survived or we wouldn’t be here today. We’re living witnesses to the fact that good times follow bad.

And, by the way . . .

Our purpose in this blog is to discern what’s really happening ‘out there’ globally so we can act in alignment with events and not swim against the tide of events and markets.

Here’s another tidbit about History to consider: During all those previous recessions and depressions in all those previous generations, many prospered during those same times that most others just complained about.

Now, that’s the ride we want a ticket to!

That means to work with what we have in front of us now and the times we’re living in.

Sure, we can remember the lessons from mistakes of the past. But, let’s resolve to forget the emotions tied to them.

Remember the quotation from ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ by Charles Dickens? It describes how things can look when we don’t have perspective or positive goals for the future:

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way.”

–  Charles Dickens

We get to pick which of the opposites we want to embrace. In truth we’re rarely correct in our first impressions or opinions of the times we’re living in.

History can teach us much in this regard. It’s a reliable teacher of Human Nature throughout History and it’s cyclical swings to extremes and back again.

I rely upon History when I’m researching the markets too, sometimes going back 4oo or more years in charts to test results.Why?

Because a single Human lifespan is inadequate to make judgments on anything dealing with multiple generations, or long-term trends unless it’s aided by the History of other’s lives and their observations along the way.

Just a note of perspective.

Our best days lie ahead and Laughter is a better Guide to our real happiness and Nature . . .

I highly recommend you take a couple minutes to watch this video for a unique experience that requires no words to convey it’s message and meaning. Be patient for the first 1:41 seconds of setup. It’s worth the wait.

I’ve found it uplifting and mood altering in the most positive of ways without saying a single word! And, it says a lot about the human Spirit I think. Enjoy .  . .

Have a great week ahead. – George

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