Arnon Grunberg

Spinoza

Miracle

And now something on contemporary miracles:

‘Asked about the looting of Moldova’s banks at a news conference in Chisinau, the European Union’s ambassador to Moldava, Pirkka Tapiola, voiced the dismay that has gripped locals and foreign diplomats. “I do not have an answer for you on how it is possible to steal so much money from a small country,” he said.’

Read the highly entertaining article by Andrew Higgins in the NYT here.

According to Spinoza a miracle is just the law of nature that is misunderstood.
In this case we must conclude that a miracle happens when the Mafia outsmarts diplomats and law enforcement agencies.
A miracle happens when the distinction between the law enforcement agency and organized crime disappears. I dare to say: we live in miraculous times.

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