| How Do People Feel About Gold? |
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| Written by Paul James Harrison |
| Thursday, 01 July 2010 14:18 |
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It is a rare and intriguing quality that only a few things possess to be perceived in the same way by different people from different areas of the Earth and from different epochs. Gold has this quality, fascinating people throughout human history. The reason for this attraction was not a scientific one: gold was perceived due to its special color and sheen as supremely beautiful, whereas due to unchangeable quality and to the fact it was scarce it was perceived as economically valuable and used as currency.
It is a rare and intriguing quality that only a few things possess to be perceived in the same way by different people from different areas of the Earth and from different epochs. Gold has this quality, fascinating people throughout human history. The reason for this attraction was not a scientific one: gold was perceived due to its special color and sheen as supremely beautiful, whereas due to unchangeable quality and to the fact it was scarce it was perceived as economically valuable and used as currency. These perceptions took a physical form so to speak, gold being processed in numberless attractive forms for the senses, going from jewelry items to ornaments, everything that could embellish humans or their abodes. On the other hand, coins were made of it to help trade value or store it. Its decorative capacity was employed in the most unlikely sectors, being the latest craze to have gold leaf scattered on your food or poured with the drink in your glass. But this craze has historical origins if we think only about El Dorado, that chief who covered himself with gold dust to impress gods. Besides, a history of greed could not possibly skip this most coveted metals of all. It doomed Native American peoples as it doomed South Africans for most part of their modern history. Gold was not only the material display of riches but also the concrete means of power and destruction of the weaker. Especially once the technology developed enough to enable humans to appropriate more of the object of their eternal fascination. People have irresistibly tried to possess it, process it or simply amass it. El dorado became the equivalent of wealth attained. Gold rushes were immortalized in movies notwithstanding the shade of tragedy that dispelled the sheen of gold nuggets found and cherished. Exactly because of its unchangeable quality, people have always venerated it. As they have venerated god for being ever beautiful, young and valuable. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Learn from professionals how to buy gold bullion in times of recession. |