Of course, in the post I am observing a social trend as I see it supporting an economic or mass-psychology theory: The dominant mood of the masses drives the market. Political winds too are driven from behind by grass-roots moods.

My worldview seems tantalizingly related to the theory: the worship and obedience of the true God generally brings economic (and political) blessings in the long haul, and conversely disobedience brings woes. Never mind for the time being the lag time in various graphs. Never mind points where the mass-psychology theory and my worldview may lack correspondence.

In my view, the truly valuable way out of bear market negativism has more to do with worship and obedience of the true God than it does fostering hope and positive thinking, or rather hope and positive thinking divorced from a “theologically correct” worldview. The overlap of optimism and relationship to God is what chiefly interests me.

But the above is only a sketchy conversation starter at best. Fuller treatment would be far longer.

Please let me add this. I think Mother Teresa said something about the charity of one seeming to be (as insignificant as) a drop in the sea, but her take was that the drop would be missed if it were not there. Even a cup of cold water given in Jesus name will not fail to receive its reward. We cannot save Calcutta or the world, but we can do some good, economic and/or otherwise.

And that’s my two cents for the moment. How about yours?

But seriously, folks… your post is right on topic with something I’ve been thinking about all day. How can we share more wisdom with each other in this newly networked world–instead of just splintering faster and louder?