Limelight - Make Mine Gold

Lubna Abdel-Aziz

It is round our necks, on our chest, our fingers, our wrists, anklets, ear-lobes, teeth, and now on our minds and lips on a daily basis. It is the most precious of all metals, bright yellow, flaming red, gleaming, glistening, gold. It is the gold rush of the new millennium, with its rising prices going through the roof, leaving us all in a conundrum. Some want to sell, some want to buy, while some others wear a Cheshire cat smile as they watch their wise investments grow in value by the minute. As economies swing from inflation to recession, "as good as gold" acquires a new significance, with the fluctuations of world markets and paper currencies...
~ Lubna Abdel-Aziz: Make mine gold