Life is a deck of cards.
One wields a spade,
Hunting for hearts and digging for diamonds
But usually getting dealt of the head with a club.
One folds and fans cards in a hand.
Keeping a straight face and praying for a royal flush,
But poker eyes burst any bluff.
The pot chimes the end of the hand.
A last coin clings as He calls.
But life is never dealt in pairs.
Has the Dealer cheated and won it all?
Only if it is forgotten that each player's own card
Is one of a kind and beats all.
But now that the student has truly graduated to first grade,
Even Solitaire is deleted from each computer.
The Mishna [1] does not accept as witnesses those that gamble.
The Kedushas Levi [2] says do not play with these cards of Klipah.
Cards are not a paradigm for Avodas HaShem.
Life is not a game of chance.
1. Mishna Rosh HaShanah 1:8
2. brought down in Lechem HaPanim to Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Channukah 139:12 from Kedushas Levi-Channukah
Game of playing cards is not an easy task. It one types of maths and logic. If you want to win in this game you should know probability. I love this playing cards.
Posted by: כספות | April 01, 2012 at 03:42 PM