Lifestyle
Do You Play The Hand Life Deals You?
That’s How Resilience Grows. It’s What We Face and Overcome That Strengthens Us.
Russian generals
Pondering time and patience
War, peace, love - who wins?
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy #haiku
These days, I like playing the hand I am dealt.
I play a lot of Patience on my iPad, and sometimes on the PC. That’s pretty well the only use I have for my iPad. I am not an Apple fan.
At night, it’s my way to wind down at the end of a busy day. A big mug of hot milk. Turn the brain “off”, watch the patterns, move the cards.
Or else I play Gin Rummy. That, I really enjoy because I have an idea of how the computer will play against me and I am up for taking a few risks.
When the score is 98 points and I only need to win the hand to win the game, I still play for a big score.
It’s fun and somewhat unpredictable, because a run of say, 3,4, and 5 will be replaced by three of a kind of any of those numbers. Then, add a 6, in the same suite, and the three of a kind is squashed.
What if I don’t like the look of the cards? I play them as they fall.
I used to regularly deal myself a new game, if I didn’t like the look of the cards.
Now, I play the hand I am dealt.
With practice, improved lateral vision and more intuitive thinking, my scores are improving all the time.
It’s a bit like life, I think.
You have to play the hand you are dealt - as best you can - and with practice and patience, you can make it better.
In spite of four or five trips to Las Vegas, I have never taken up gambling. I work too hard for my money to risk it on the tables or in the slot machines.
But, I am always ready to plan, weigh the odds and take a well calculated risk.
