In Mark 5:14-17 we are given the story of the delivered demoniac where we are told of the loss of nearly 2000 hogs brought the townsmen out to the scene not to rejoice at the deliverance of infamous demoniac who had terrorized the community but rather lament over the lost profits of their commodity. It is obvious that the pigs are far less comfortable with demons than many people are!
To the people of the Gadarenes the cure caused a catastrophe and they requested Jesus to depart as they viewed Jesus far more dangerous to them due to the loss of their profits then the demons were. They were more afraid of a sane man than they had been of the insane one. The truth is the people of the Gadarenes preferred swine to a savior as they believed the greater value was in material loss than the moral gain. It is a sad reality to many in our world today who prefer swine to the Savior!