I WAS blind, but now I see. Like most people I speak to, I have been affected and overwhelmed by events beyond my control or comprehension, not knowing who or what to believe, at a loss what best to do, seeing what little assets we had worked all our lives for begin to lose their value, with so-called rewards in bank interest rates becoming an insult.

Wanting at least some clarification of what was happening around me, I decided for some unknown reason to look up the meanings of the above words and then sleep on them, as the old adage recommends, not forgetting my parents who guided my path, in the past, whom I loved and trusted.

The conclusion my subconscious came to was: birds of a feather flock together and the greatest bank robbery the world has ever seen and the most audacious. Having watched events unfold, I believe my subconscious.

Sid Hogg, Stockton.