Are The Bankers Are Really Wankers?

Posted by Mamun Ahmed in Business, Politics on 21 June 2009 | 2 responses

Since the much hyped credit crisis begin, everyone started to blame all of the bankers and the whole banking industry fuelled by the media. No one ever dared to blame anything to the golden boys before the crisis. It reminds me a story my dad told me when I was a kid. The story was like-

“Once upon a time a king went to jungle to hunt. After few days of hunting on the way back to his castle he was attacked by a group of monkeys. After few hours battle, eventually the herd of monkeys flee to save their life. Suddenly the king and his troops realise a baby monkey left behind, who was crying for food. The king ordered to feed him and bring it to the castle with them. The king didn’t have any children so he started to treat him as his son.

Time gone by- the baby monkey became an adult. He has been trained to fight, how to ride horse, taught Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics many other things. The monkey was very good learner, went to the best university. The king was well pleased with the monkey. He started dreaming that the monkey will be his next successor. Wherever he goes the monkey goes with him. Whatever decision he takes monkey give him advice. The advisor, bodyguards, all of the ministers around the king were eventually replaced by the monkey as the king realise the monkey takes better decision than anyone on his cabinet. The monkey’s strategy was to expand the king’s territory as much as possible. Taking monkey’s advice the king started many battles and beat his opponents. The king’s reign were bigger than ever. The monkey became the most powerful man after the king. The king was extremely happy seeing his country became wealthiest than ever. The king introduced higher tax and started to monitor to every single citizen in his country on monkey’s advice. So there will be no traitor in his country.

The king became deserted from general public and most of the time of the day he spends with the monkey. Monkey brief him, guard him, select his food and even decides what he is going to wear. When the king sleeps, monkey await next to him to save him from his enemies.

In one lazy afternoon while the king were having a siesta, the monkey realise there is a fly lurking around on kings face. The king was trying to get rid of the fly while snoring. But the fly keeps coming and sitting on king’s nose. The monkey got an idea to get rid of the fly. He slowly move towards the king, aimed his sword to the fly, then he vehemently swing his sword aiming to the fly which was sitting on king’s nose.

The End”

Shall we blame the monkey ? Shall we blame the king for spoiling him? Or shall we blame the cabinet of the king for not having enough courage to speak up against the monkey?