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Originally Posted by tabs
If a person were of the religious persuasion they would not be wrong in thinking that we are going to feel the wrath of GOD. We will be left with sack cloth and ashes of what once was.
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My good buddy Midas, really nice guy. Small town king, he was generous as he could be to his people. He loved his flower gardens and only wanted to make his people better off.
He was generous to the satyr Pan when he was needy, and started to party with him. Pan introduced him to Dionysus. Dionysus and Pan had a musical competition where Dionysus (obviously) blew Pan out of the water, yet Midas cheered for Pan, his friend.
Dionysus cursed Midas with the golden touch out of spite for his support of Pan.
Midas was ruined, his beloved flowers, his wife, his children were turned to gold.
Eventually, Dionysus relented and granted Midas a way to recover his beloved family and flowers.
There is a lesson to be learnt here about the ultimate utility of gold.