Volume 4 · The Ledger and the Loom · Essay 186
Parkerization of Wine
Parkerization of Wine is a lens. Nothing in the world changes when you pick it up, but quite a lot becomes visible.
It is worth keeping in your pocket not because it is always right, but because it is always available. A tool you carry beats a perfect tool you left at home.
A rupee saved loudly impresses people for a day. A rupee invested quietly feeds them for years. The bazaar respects the first; life rewards the second.
Money is a good clerk and a terrible master; the arrangement is entirely up to us. If this page made you think of one specific person, do not send it to them. Apply it to yourself first; that is how these things work.