The New Wall Street Boys Club

 Back in the day kids enjoyed playing in the woods.  You might smoke cigarettes stolen from you parents dresser.  You might enjoy the taste of your first malt liquor. (whatever that is!)  If you were with your girlfriend or boyfriend you might make out.   The woods were a friendly and inviting respite from the scrutiny of school and parents.  I have spent many hours playing in the woods, and survivalist instincts are a useful, prudent, and necessary part of American life.  Our forefathers lived off of the land as did native Americans.  If you live off the land you have a respect for the force which provides your sustenance.  If you are a member of the Swamp, then you are a spoiled rich-kid millionaire whose wealth came in a trust fund.  They only skills you have are moving money around on paper.  At a base human level, which includes our senses and emotions, it would be more fun to play in the woods.  You hunt your prey, cook it, and enjoy the satisfaction of accomplishment.  You are practicing conservation.  Often I wonder  in what dimension Wall Street traders are operating.  There is the satisfaction of closing deals and earning money, but when push comes to shove paper and pencil will not provide a meal.  Someone has to grow or butcher the food.  A chef or cook must prepare the meal.  Someone must serve it to you.  America would make great strides if we began to cook for ourselves and wean ourselves off of US Foods.  The regimen of cooking it important to everyday life the way music is.  These habits or skills provide us with identity, purpose, and health.  (both mental and physical)  Why do not more Americans cook?  Why do not kids play in the woods?  Our souls are disengaged, because we are addicted to third party drugs.  Fast food, video games, tobacco, and fast living have deprived of us of the simple pleasures of human life.  If I ran for president my slogan would be, "Slow down!"  If we did slow down and pay attention to what is around us, in person and not on an artificial video screen, then life may have a new meaning.  It might be we would take control of our own souls, instead of having them molded for us.