Chuckle. I think it’s getting late!
Interesting thread.
I don’t care whether it’s gold, cattle, houses, or companies — they all equate to the same thing, some one’s time and labour in its aggregation/creation. You don’t find gold lying around on the street, someone had to find and collect it, assay it for purity, and get it to a marketplace. That is what gives it value.
You mentioned eating that gold, muawiyah? Let’s see you eat one of your cows. You don’t just walk up and pull off a steak; you have to kill it, clean it, skin it, and carve it. Time and labour — no different. But at least with gold there’s not as much mess to clean up, or worry about where to put the balance of the meat to stop it spoiling.
Oh, another similarity — they both have to be cooked. The gold gets smelted, the cow gets roasted. Bon appetite! :^)