There was
a healthy man full of energy. One day he
was hit by a sickness that all can see would be the end of him. All the friends came to him with their best
medicines and nutrition to keep him alive.
Death had missed him but he is no longer able to survive on his own now. He still needs to be provided life sustainment
to barely avoid death. The Happy Dr. says this is the closest he will be to
dying but will be back to full energy very soon once he wakes from this sickness. The Grim Dr. though says he may actually need
much longer to recover and require much therapy for a long time. All the friends only pay heed to the Happy
Dr.
All his
friends and neighbors can now see how great he will be once he recovers from
this and that is all that can come to their mind, his recovery. They go and a celebration is made. Money was poured into a pot to set aside for
this man to use again when he recovers. They
kept pouring into this pot more and more.
Everyone
woke up from their slumber the next day following the celebration and were
stricken with reality. They all see
through the Happy Dr’s claim and know this man will not recover as well and
fast as claimed. All signs were pointing
for the worst. They don’t know how much
longer he will need life sustainment and be unable to perform daily activities. They realize whenever he wakes again, which
they all now see may not be as soon as they have wished, he will still need
substantial sustainment to barely live and will never be the same again being
able to live the way he did before.
Then they
remember the money poured into a pot set aside for this man, which they see
will not be best spent by someone in a state of barely living for who knows how
long. They quickly broke the pot and
clawed back their money.
This man
is Uncle Sam. The life sustainment is
the FEDs. The pot is the stock market.
