A saying that I like from Warren Buffett goes something like this, “When people are buying, I worry, when people are worried, I buy.” He is talking about the stock market and the fact that people’s human nature causes them to jump on the bandwagon just because it is going in the general direction they want to go, and that is up. When people start to worry about the market, they divest themselves, afraid of being the last one to react and losing their shirt.
Buffett is wise enough to know that the market goes up, and the market comes down, when it is going up, he doesn’t buy, but when it comes down, he is ready to pick up the bargains.
In the same manner, when we get complacent about terrorism that is the time to start worrying. When we are concerned about the threats of terrorism, then we can relax a bit knowing that people are more on guard and vigilant.
Tomorrow is the 6th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, we need to redouble our vigilance as our enemy has vowed to destroy us. Believe that they mean what they say.
