Today's Gold is Tomorrow's Copper - True or False?

I recall my Uncle telling me about a man in my neighbourhood who became popular for engaging in money rituals just to buy the 80's edition of the Honda Prelude.

You wouldn't buy that car for 50k today.

I Remember as a kid, my whole street converged to watch a truck deliver a very large satellite dish to my neighbour's house. Today, a dish one tenth that size delivers 5 times the value and is in almost every student hostel room.

What about the Volkswagen Santana, Mercedes Benz V booth, 505 cocaine, all overtaken by Camry, Honda discussions and Infinity? .... Vanity.

A friend declared drinks for the boys because he just launched the Nokia Communicator for over a hundred grand in 2002.

Today, that phone would embarrass the owner and is a joke compared to the low cost and everyday phone.

What about d MTN sim card dat many people went extra miles before they bought it for over 30k, today u will not buy it at N200.

People are still making the most amazing sacrifices over 'vain' things, make enemies over worthless material things. What can I Say? Look back at that one thing you want to kill or die for today and see what becomes of it tomorrow.

Did you also hear that president Goodluck Jonathan's Multi Million dollar Home was also submerged by the flood just like most poor Nigerians?

Slow down with the sense of attachment and blind pursuit of things, for today's 'gold' is tomorrow's 'copper.'


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