In 2009, there were so many bad events.
Fears of the H1N1 influenza pandemic;
Economic breakdown;
and of course, wars.

We are struggling to survive, as usual.

Hopefully, the scientific and technological innovations continue to thrive. A remarkable feat.

People that could afford it, continue to consume goods of all kinds. That's well to keep the economy to recover.

It is not a time to hold every economical sectors on hold, because of the toll of debts. It is the responsabilities of the governments to boost, at all cost, because of the crisis. Give the people the means to feed their families, with dignity, that is, give them jobs.

When I am looking back at the History books, that was what did happen.

How to reimburse debts ? once one could spare a surplus again. It would not be a short term view.

Let people starve , die; Let them be exploited in the name of the return of investment, then we are returning back to the days of the warlords, the greedy ages of past centuries. It wil be a collective suicide.

At my puny standpoint, where I have to continue to take care of my family, because of either illness or jobless, it is a very hard time.
I try to surmount the distress, by making feel good myself. If I am gone, be it by despair, or lacking enough revenue to sustain my family, then that is the end.

If I am a responsible man, then I have to survive and be in a good shape, psychologically.

I have found a way to do it. Buying guitars !
Horror, I am nut! Irresonsible!
Well, I know what I do. I buy those instruments through auctions; those guitars are cheaply made, but quite satisfactory to play and dirty cheap.

Horror ! I am not a real musician ! So what ? If the instruments can make me happy and could be a remedy to the pessimistic environment, then it is OK with me. Anyway, by buying, I contribute to the welfare of other economical actors.

Cheers and try to find your ways.


References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/