Amazingly, there is one thing they have in common – they cost one hell of a lot! I've had one of the former (but luckily haven't got round to the latter yet), although it could be argued that the latter doesn't really have any great impact on you – you can't take it with you!
Both “events” remind me of going to the bank for a loan (always assuming of course, you are successful). You go in and respond to a multitude of questions (often personal), wondering whether they will even require a blood sample (are you really alive?) and then wait, until that glorious moment when someone, somewhere says the magic word – “YES”….
With head held high, a smile on your face and a spring in your step, you walk out - safe in the knowledge you have achieved your aim.
Your sense of euphoria (ecstasy and exhilaration) lasts 10 minutes? 30 minutes? a day? It depends on how much you want the money.
And then… the moment you have spent it, what then? Deflation sets in and you feel like a punctured rubber ball, knowing you have to repay it.
So there you are:
“borrowing is like a wedding – paying it back is like a funeral”
Until next time (no more weddings, the funeral I couldn’t care less about),
Peripatetic Scribe
AN amazing and fertile imagination, P.S. I would never think of linking weddings and funerals to getting a bank loan but you're absolutely right and I shall use this as a valuable lesson for school children!
ReplyDeleteAs a (retired) bank manager from rural England, I think this is one of the best analogies I have ever heard or read! And it is all so true - delight then despair...a series of great images runs through my head. This is something to share with colleagues over a few beers in my local pub!!!
ReplyDeleteFrom Atlanta US - beautiful piece, I shall pass it around my community. It's about time we had a laugh at the "banksters" (!!!)Don't think this will be appreciated on Wall Street - but tough shit!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anonymous(NZ). Fertile imagination? Don't know - but next time you want a loan, think about what I have written (and don't laugh at them)!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anonymous bank manager (retired)...yes, I think more than a few beers are called for - and pass the bill to the (current) bank manager locally!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Atlanta. If it is appreciated on Wall Street, I shall be MOST disappointed - I want them to fully understand that their actions have caused much pain!
ReplyDeleteYou really do have a remarkable writing talent! An amazing blog describing life's paradoxes so faithfully and in a picturesque manner! That's what makes life so fascinating, these countless ups and downs...Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLucana
Thanks for the comment, Lucana. Life is picturesque (and sometimes burlesque!) Ups and downs are OK but please more ups than downs!
ReplyDelete