If you play your cards right
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="say">say</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="right">right</span>... <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="poker">poker</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span>. “<span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="right">right</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poker">poker</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span>, <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="aces">aces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trump">trump</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> (<span word="big">big</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>) <span word="all">all</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>) <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prevalently">prevalently</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> – <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="assets">assets</span>, <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="playing">playing</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> (<span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bemoan">bemoan</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cultivate">cultivate</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="misfortunes">misfortunes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disadvantages">disadvantages</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="assets">assets</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p>
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