We learned the true meaning of financial security. For thousands of years, people got up in the morning, worked the land or toiled at their craft, collected a day's earnings or a season's harvest, and lived their lives. Their sense of security derived not from their bank accounts and stock portfolios, but from the confidence that the same G‑d who created them and placed them upon this earth also provides their means of sustenance. No, there are no free lunches falling down from the heavens – after all, G‑d created us to be His partners in the business of life, not free-loading guests – but if we do our part, G‑d will do His.