THE
FIVE LAWS OF GOLD
"The
five laws of gold offer to thee a rich reward for their observance. "Each
of these five laws is rich with meaning and lest thou overlook this in the
briefness of my tale, I will now repeat them. I do know them each by heart
because in my youth, I could see their value and would not be content until I knew
them word for word.
The
First Law of Gold
Gold
cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less
than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of
his family.
"Any
man who will put by one-tenth of his earnings consistently and invest it wisely
will surely create a valuable estate that will provide an income for him in the
future and further guarantee safety for his family in case the gods call him to
the world of darkness.
This
law always sayeth that gold cometh gladly to such a man. I can truly certify
this in my own life. The more gold I accumulate, the more readily it comes to
me and in increased quantities. The gold which I save earns more, even as yours
will, and its earnings earn more, and this is the working out of the first
law."
The
Second Law of Gold
Gold
laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable
employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field.
"Gold,
indeed, is a willing worker. It is ever eager to multiply when opportunity
presents itself. To every man who hath a store of gold set by, opportunity
comes for its most profitable use. As the years pass, it multiplies itself in
surprising fashion."
The
Third Law of Gold
Gold
clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice
of men wise in its handling.
"Gold,
indeed, clingeth to the cautious owner, even as it flees the careless owner.
The man who seeks the advice of men wise in handling gold soon learneth not to
jeopardize his treasure, but to preserve in safety and to enjoy in contentment
its consistent increase."
The
Fourth Law of Gold
Gold
slippeth away from the man who invests it in businesses or purposes with which
he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep.
To
the man who hath gold, yet is not skilled in its handling, many uses for it
appear most
profitable.
Too often these are fraught with danger of loss, and if properly analyzed by
wise men, show small possibility of profit. Therefore, the inexperienced owner
of gold who trusts to his own judgment and invests it in business or purposes
with which he is not familiar, too often finds his judgment imperfect, and pays
with his treasure for his inexperience. Wise, indeed is he who investeth his treasures
under the advice of men skilled In the ways of gold."
The
Fifth Law of Gold
Gold
flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the
alluring advice of tricksters and schemers or who trusts it to his own
inexperience and romantic desires in investment.
"Fanciful
propositions that thrill like adventure tales always come to the new owner of
gold. These appear to endow his treasure with magic powers that will enable it
to make impossible earnings. Yet heed ye the wise men for verily they know the
risks that lurk behind every plan to make great wealth suddenly.
"Forget
not the rich men of Nineveh who would take no chance of losing their principal
or tying it up in unprofitable investments. "This ends my tale of the five
laws of gold. In telling it to thee, I have told the secrets of my own success.
"Yet,
they are not secrets but truths which every man must first learn and then
follow who wishes to step out of the multitude that, like you wild dogs, must
worry each day for food to eat.
"Tomorrow,
we enter Babylon. Look! See the fire that burns eternal above the Temple of
Bel! We are already in sight of the golden city.
Tomorrow,
each of thee shall have gold, the gold thou has so well earned by thy faithful
services.
"Ten
years from this night, what can you tell about this gold?
"If
there be men among you, who, like Nomasir, will use a portion of their gold to
start for themselves an estate and be thenceforth wisely guided by the wisdom
of Arkad, ten years from now, 'tis a safe wager, like the son of Arkad, they
will be rich and respected among men.
"Our
wise acts accompany us through life to please us and to help us. Just as
surely, our unwise acts follow us to plague and torment us. Alas, they cannot
be forgotten. In the front rank of the torments that do follow us are the
memories of the things we should have done, of the opportunities which came to
us and we took not.
"Rich
are the treasures of Babylon, so rich no man can count their value in pieces of
gold. Each year, they grow richer and more valuable. Like the treasures of
every land, they are a reward, a rich reward awaiting those men of purpose who
determine to secure their just share.
"In
the strength of thine own desires is a magic power. Guide this power with thy
knowledge of the five laws of gold and thou shall share the treasures of
Babylon."
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