The Money Wall Parable

in #parable7 years ago (edited)

When my son was about seven we were in a store and he asked for a toy.

Being distracted and in a hurry, I said, "I don't have money for that right now."

He wanted to press it a bit, so he suggested I could write a check, I gave a vague answer about covering the check.

Being a problem solver my son suggested that I could go to the "Money Wall".  

"The Money Wall?,"  I asked, actually curious.

He explained there is a wall where a person can just push buttons and money will come out.


What a child of seven didn't yet understand is you have to put something in to take something out.

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Nice parable. Yet, when it comes to what some of us try to put in, at the end of the day the machine seems broken. But at the ATM at least they put the 'Out of order' sign.
And on really shity days it feels more like you're banging your head against the wall.

Not if you have a screwdriver.

Oh if only it gave unlimited amount of money...

But then money would have no value....

Well, they already are printing unlimited amount of money, so it's bound to have no value anyway

And they call crypto currency a bubble!
No currency has value until human beings believe it has value.

My father used to drop me to school every morning.

I used to hold his hand and walk,like every kid.

All the way I would ask him silly questions and he would patiently answer all of them.

Explaining each and every thing beautifully.

As I grew up I became quieter,and our conversations started to fade.

I still am very close to my dad. But it's just that we don't talk a lot now.

i can watch this as an action movie aint nothing funny in there

i hate those money walls lol

That baby tell me where that coveted wall is located hehehe

Awesome. Your son sees possibilities where you see stabilities. I think you can make withdrawals in some machines without cards.

What a child of seven didn't yet understand is you have to put something in to take something out.

Not true. I just push buttons on my phone and STEEM dollars come out.

Like magic! :)

love to read it.

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