Keeping FEAR in Check ..Thanks for you're well written response Fairdinkem... much appreciated... Gold is the only safe haven and I hope to buy this drop ... as for the fear mongering it is valid, and most of us in our few short years of life have not faced this environment to this extent.. It touches a nerve for most people, and most definately puts the markets on ice.. the Cold war for most of us was so hush hush that we hardly new the seriousness of it all until recent years... These days we live in a world of information overload, and this great tool we call the internet can be more of a hinderence than a help at times. It's good to step back, or step away, and just take time to reflect on life and what matters most to you.. to take a week or three and step out into nature and turn all this off for a while is invaluable.. we can't write history, we can't change history, we can only step through it doing our best to not be rattled by the world around us.. how to find contentment in a world that feeds on fear, greed, and fantasy.. perhaps this is a good reality check..