“..Always immaculate, every day he would ensure his one suit was vigorously brushed, the waist-coat neat and his shirt freshly laundered. As a forerunner to his army days, every day he would make a point of getting his shoes expertly cleaned by the ubiquitous shoeshine boys on the street, and always ensured his fedora was positioned at just the right angle. At six foot four inches tall, he cut an imposing figure as he walked the several blocks to where he worked, near Wall Street. Although it sounded as if it was just one small street, it actually extended along eight blocks, running roughly northwest to southeast from Broadway to South Street at the East River in the financial district of lower Manhattan.
As he entered the brownstone building where he worked, he made a point of clapping his new work colleagues on the back, as he’d seen everyone else do. It was important to him to listen keenly to the prevailing points of discussion. Despite the dangers of speculation, it was widely believed that the stock market would continue to rise forever. However, as my father quickly understood, if customers desperately began to withdraw their deposits from a bank, it could quickly turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. He learned that if you think that others will become afraid that the bank will run out of cash, it might be rational to empty your own savings account first....”
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Every day cherish the life of your family.
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