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For centuries, men have desired riches, and, in particular, gold. Many have done everything possible to obtain this precious metal. Whatever motivates them, this desire has caused wars, feuds, death, and betrayals.
In his short story, "The Golden Touch," Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplates the dangers of gold and the consequences of an unquenchable desire for it by revisiting the story of King Midas and his golden touch.
King Midas possessed more gold than most kings, and he loved gold more than "anything else in the world." He sought it everywhere and hoarded it like legendary dragons. Eventually, "Midas gets to be so exceedingly unreasonable, that he can scarcely bear to see or touch any object that is not gold."...