Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. ~Jawaharlal Nehru
This group of fools has enough gold coins in their leather pouches to take some time off for a friendly poker game. Some folks don't know how to manage their money and overspend, while others are tightfisted and rarely splurge on anything that's not a necessity. I was raised by grandparents who lived through the Depression, then later had a stepfather whose financial missteps kept us living a hand-to-mouth existence. I tend to be frugal with my money and often don't allow myself many purchases for pleasure; my mind insists that poverty could be just around the corner. Yet Penguin - an aquatic, flightless bird - arrives to encourage me to have faith and expand my perspective. I don't have to throw away my past experience, but neither do I need to let it rule me. I can be prudent and still allow myself a few pleasures too.
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