That we are still faithful despite all we have suffered to date is a testament to our belief in the board and the reform movement in Venezuela. Most small shareholders would have bailed out quite some time ago after the excruciating misery we have endured. Whether we will admit it or not, I think most of us are shareholders for emotional reasons as much as financial reasons. This long and determined struggle has become considerably more than a simple money-making scheme to enrich our investment coffers. It is no accident that many of the most popular Hollywood movies are about the white hats versus the black hats.
People always love an opportunity to see the forces of good triumph over the dark side.
As Crystallex shareholders, we own tickets to one of the most captivating theme stories available. I think it is just as much the hope of doing good in the world as the hope making money that keeps us in this stock. In the long run, we should be big winners in the gold mining world, with Venezuela and its people the beneficial recipients of that success. In the short run, we should soon be hearing significant news that will give us the energy and convictions to tough it out just a little bit longer. The end of the everlasting wait from the CSJ has been rejuvenating in its own way, but the new feelings of promise and progress must bear fruit quickly.