Investor and Speculator

In a rich city where the ringing of coins does not stop,
Experienced Investor lived, he improved his knowledge.
He invested in useful projects,
He built a business and increased his wealth.

He looked far and thought about the future,
He invested slowly, as a wise old man walks.
Investor was striving for confident stability and growth,
He knew all the secret ways to success.




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Nearby lived Speculator, impetuous and fussy,
He was looking for profit in every minute, in every second.
Speculator traded without thinking about the future,
He dreamed of getting rich quick without much effort.

Speculator played risky on the stock exchange,
But he was sure that luck would always be on his side.
He bought and sold, and bought and sold again,
Not noticing that every time he risks more and more.

Investor and Speculator became rivals in life,
One was looking for stability, other for adrenaline.
Investor looked ahead, Speculator looked around,
Approaches were different, like paths to different peaks.

But one day there was a fire on the stock exchange,
Speculator and Investor lost all their money.
Both became like seventy-year-old hippies,
Who all their lives did nothing but smoke cannabis.

And confess that you don't feel sorry for both of them,
As if both were your personal enemies.
Investor or Speculator, what's the difference to you,
It would be better if they burned with their money, right?

But what if this fable is not about Investor or Speculator,
What if this fable is about you?
Don't turn around, I'm talking to you.
To you, to you, yes. Personally to you.



The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.