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To: jhg_in_kc who wrote (63452)	9/3/1998 11:44:00 AM
From: Chuzzlewit	Respond to of 176387

OT What sustenance/insight do you draw from the novel. There is no special sustenance that I derive from Dickens in times of trouble. It is simply the fact that the characters are so richly drawn that I can use the book as pure escapism. I find a similar experience with music. I cannot passively listen to Beethoven's piano sonatas -- I find myself totally immersed in complexities. I received a lot of telephone calls that evening from friends asking me what they should do. I told them that they should consider selling only if the companies they had invested in were exhibiting long-term crumbling fundamentals. I advised them to read a book or take a walk on the beach. Do anything but watch the markets. The point, of course, is that at times like these the market's behavior defies reason, so why try. I think it is better to take a mental health day! I think of those people who sold on those various Black Mondays and I feel sorry for many of them. If they get into cash, all they have done is to lock in their losses. TTFN, CTC