The Cards of Life

There is something strangely relaxing about shuffling cards. It makes you feel as though you are in control of chaos. Because the cards should, in theory, be in totally random order after a good shuffle, but you are in charge of how many times and what kind of shuffling. I think that is what we are all after in life. We all want to feel that we are in charge of the chaotic order of events that we call living. We are in charge of what we eat, and some take that power to the extreme. That in turn makes us in charge of our bodies. But still, there are countless powers working against our bodies as well, such as the weather, emotions, other people, animals, and the list could go on and on. So while we take actions to feel in charge, we really aren't totally and completely. That doesn't mean that we can just let things fall however they wish and give up on things entirely, its just meant to make us think about how small we really are and put things in perspective.

I think that each of us, in our hearts, has the making of a deck of cards. We all have the royalty of the face cards, the part of us that loves to be in charge. We all have the love represented by the hearts. The spades, which represent the desire to work and advance in life, as though you are gardening and working your way to the top or as though you have to fight and defend your position, as the spade is sharp. The clubs, which represent the fun, the normal, and hardships in life, how each is a different circle, but all are combined to make up a life. The diamonds, which show the purity and hope that each of us truly has deep down. Sometimes we do not always show the clear and shining diamond in our lives, but it is always there, even if caked in miles of emotional dirt and mud. All the numbers of course are part of every one's life, the world can not function properly and orderly without the use of numbers. And last, the aces, which represent not that only one person, yourself is important, but that you and three other people are needed. The ace of spades would have to represent yourself, as you know more about yourself than anyone else, and therefore it has the most intricate detail. Then the ace of hearts is the person that you love more than anyone else. The ace of spades is the person that you strive to be like, your role model. And the ace of diamonds is the person that you value and treasure and that help keeps you pure and hopeful.

There are a lot of ways to view the world, when you keep your mind open.

PrincessC