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a friend of mine sent me a new year’s card with this great wish for 2014: “i hope that all you touch will change to gold (as in the story of king midas).” this good luck message refers to the famous “midas touch” that results in some people being able to achieve success in anything they do. as you know, however, the story of king midas is a warning. king midas realized too late that he shouldnot have made foolish wishes and allowed greed to take over his mind. therefore, the “midas touch” should really be regarded as a negative attribute, something about which we should be careful. it is very interesting to me that the cautionary part of the tale seems to be ignored by modern society, which tends only to focus on the money-making aspect.

밑줄 친 부분에서 의미파악이 잘 되지 않아요ㅜㅠㅜㅠ 돈의 측면에 초점을 맞춘다?? 갑자기 이 얘기가 왜 나온건지...?? 친절한 설명 부탁드립니다.