Around nine centuries ago of Imam al-Ghazzali (1058-1111) with the clarity of his thinking reveals that the real gold as the scales of justice, himself is like a mirror through which the goods can be determined accurately value.

Now I will use this mirror to see Imam Ghazali current crisis is scandalous world. We see this crisis through the eyes of the gold price which reflects the purchasing power of money countries in the world. I take the case of our country than the country that became current crisis epicentrum is particularly Greece and the European Union in general.

Note the chart above, in the currency Greek Drachmas (GRD), namely the Greek currency - gold prices last year increased 41%. This increase in the Euro even reached 44%, while the amount is only increased by 16%.

From sunglasses gold price increase, we can know that the crisis that hit Greece last year was very severe, so the purchasing power of money against gold falls down approximately 30% (100% / 141%). Because gold is a reflection of the prices of goods in the surroundings - the purchasing power of their money on goods also fell more or less in the same percentage. Could imagine the suffering people of the country as a result of declining purchasing power of this money.

But Greece was not alone in experiencing this crisis together the countries that joined the European Union - also again sink together. This can be seen from the increase in gold prices in the euro even higher than in Drachmas - which reached 44%, or Euro's purchasing power has decreased by about 31%.

We are in Indonesia, is also certainly not free from this plague PIIGS; but the average amount of gold prices last year rose only about 16% only. So glad it was fitting that our economy is more powerful, but to be proud with our performance - this is not allowed.

In addition to the pride causes an arrogant which forbidden by religion, the reality did not exist that we can be proud. Why so?, Let us reflect back to the mirror above the Imam Ghazali - now we see gold prices last ten years.

In the last ten years, in Greece who became just crisis epicentrum - gold prices only rose by 253% (in Drachmas); in Euros is only 249% increase; in the amount of this increase reached 445%. When in January 2000 we could buy a gram of gold worth USD 66.000, -; now the gold price to USD 360 000 per gram.

So with a mirror reflecting the intact we need - so we know what our true performance, with a mirror so we can improve themselves - in order from time to time, we face more and more beautiful.