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"THE TEN OF CLUBS,
WHICH WAS YOUR FIRST CARD,
SIGNIFIES TROUBLES AND TRIALS.
I REALIZE YOUR LIFE MUST 'VE BEEN HARD
SUFFERING HARDSHIPS SINCE A YOUNG CHILD.
YOU'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE DIE AROUND YOU.
YET YOU, YOURSELF, ARE STILL ALIVE.
MANY TIMES PROBLEMS DID SEEM TO SURROUND YOU
BUT SOMEHOW YOU MANAGED TO SURVIVE.
SOME PEOPLE GO THROUGH EXPERIENCES LIKE THIS,
LETTING BITTER HATRED TURN THEM SAVAGE.
CONSIDER ALL THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH-
THEN USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
IF YOU USE THIS CARD RIGHT,
IT WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST HELP.
AFTER ALL, YOU'VE LIVED A ROUGH LIFE
YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR HEALTH."
HE PAUSED FOR A SECOND
TO LET HIS WORDS SINK IN MY HEAD.
WHEN THEY WERE THOROUGHLY INGESTED
HE BEGAN AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT HE SAID:
"THE NEXT CARD THAT YOU WERE HANDED
WAS A TALENT GIVEN FROM HEAVEN.
IT IS A GIFT THAT GOD COMMANDED
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, AND A FEW OF YOUR BRETHREN.
TO JUGGLE WORDS AROUND IN CONTEXT
AS THE FORM OF EXPRESSION YOU INTEND IT,
TO GIVE A MESSAGE WITHIN ITS CONTENTS
A WAY FOR YOUR FEELINGS TO BE EXTENDED.
WHILE KEEPING WORDS TO RHYMING
AND THE TIMING SYNCHRONIZED
YOU DISPLAY YOURSELF IN YOUR WRITING.
I HOPE THIS SKILL, YOU WILL UTILIZE
FOR THE LORD HIMSELF HAS PLACED IT
BUT IT ALWAYS DOES SURPRISE ME
TO KNOW HOW MUCH TALENT ENDS UP WASTED."
HE STOPPED TO MAKE SURE I COMPREHENDED
THE INFORMATION HE POURED OUT,
I FOCUSED ON EVERY MESSAGE THAT DESCENDED
AND OBEYED EVERY WORD FROM HIS MOUTH.
"THE QUEEN OF HEARTS IS A SPECIAL CARD
NOT EVERYBODY GETS ONE.
OF THE WOMEN OUT THERE, MANY ARE FAIR,
BUT YOU ARE GUARANTEED THE BEST ONE.
YOU TWO WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER.
SHE'S THE OTHER HALF THAT MAKES YOU WHOLE.
SHE'LL BRING PLEASURE TO YOUR BODY
AND SATISFACTION TO YOUR SOUL.
SHE WILL COMFORT YOU IN YOUR DISTRESS
UNTIL YOUR SUFFERING SUBSIDES.
SHE WILL BE YOUR PARTNER WITHOUT NEGLECT
REMAINING STRONG, ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE.
SHE WILL SHARE IN YOUR SUCCESSES;
STICK BY YOU IN YOUR DEFEATS.
HER LOVE FOR YOU WILL BE ENDLESS
SHE'S WHAT EVERY MAN IN THIS WORLD NEEDS."
A BURST OF EXCITEMENT INSIDE ME ERUPTED.
I SAID, "PLEASE, FATE, TELL ME HER NAME!"
UNAMUSED AT BEING INTERUPTED,
HE SAID, "I CAN'T BREAK THE RULES OF THE GAME.
THE PLACE DESTINY SET FOR YOU TO MEET HER,
I AM ALSO FORBIDDEN TO SAY.
THE EXACT TIME I CAN'T REVEAL TO YOU EITHER.
I CAN ONLY PROMISE YOU IT WILL HAPPEN ONE DAY..."
"THE JACK OF DIAMONDS ALSO HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE,
IT'S KEY UNLOCKS THE DOORS OF SUCCESS.
PROVIDING RICHES UNKNOWN BEFORE YOUR FACE
UNDER EVERY MEASURE IT'S A TREASUREFUL CHEST.
IT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THINGS YOU'VE NEVER HAD-
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE LIFE'S SPLENDOR
WITH EVERY INVESTMENT YOU MAKE, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE GLAD
FOR IT WILL LEAD YOU IN EVERY BUSINESS ENDEAVOR..
YOU'LL NEVER WORRY AGAIN ABOUT FINANCIAL STRESS
FOR YOUR MONIES WILL BE STACKED UP HIGH.
WHERE YOUR NEXT DOLLAR WILL COME,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO GUESS.
YOU'LL HAVE THE BEST THINGS THAT MONEY COULD BUY."
AS HE CONTINUED WITH HIS REVELATION
HE SLOWED HIS SPEECH TO EMPHASIZE WORDS:
"UNDERSTANDING REQUIRES CONCENTRATION
PLEASE HEED THE THINGS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD.
BECAUSE THE JOKER IS A WILD CARD
(BOTH IN POKER AND IN THE GAME OF LIFE).
IT WILL DECIDE IF YOUR LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE HARD,
OR IF IT WILL PLEASANTLY CHANGE TONIGHT."
"THE JOKER IS A SYMBOL OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL
IT'S THE RIGHT TO MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICES.
WHETHER YOU WASTE LIFE AWAY IN SEARCH OF CHEAP THRILLS
OR LISTEN TO SOUND, REASONING VOICES."
"YOU COULD CONTINUE TO LIVE YOUR LIFESTYLE,
BUT THE RESULTS MIGHT BE HOSTILE
REGARDLESS, IT'S ALWAYS YOUR OPTION.
DON'T YOU DARE GET EXCITED
AND SAY YOU'VE BEEN MISGUIDED.
THAT'S THE REASON YOU WERE GIVEN A CONSCIENCE.
CERTAIN MISTAKES ARE HORRENDOUS
AND TEMPTATIONS ARE ENDLESS,
BUT DO YOUR BEST TO MAINTAIN SELF-CONTROL.
YES, EVIL THOUGHTS DO PROVOKE US
DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP FOCUSED
IF YOU REMAIN PURE OF HEART HE WILL KNOW."
"AT HIS EVERY WORD I DID PONDER
I NEVER LET MY MIND WANDER
YET I TOLD HIM, "I'M DEEPLY CONFUSED.
I'VE LISTENED TO EVERYTHING INTENSELY
GAINED FROM YOUR KNOWLEDGE IMMENSELY
STILL I'M NOT SURE-DID I WIN OR DID I LOSE?"
HE ANSWERED,"THOSE FIRST FOUR CARDS OF YOUR'S
ARE TO BE CONSIDERED REWARDS
BUT YOUR HAND STILL LACKS ONE IMPORTANT THING...
EVERY CARD SERVES ITS PUPOSE,
BUT WITHOUT THE KING THEY ARE WORTHLESS.
IT'S YOUR OWN PART TO THIS GAME YOU MUST BRING."
"YOU COULD CHOOSE TO BE WISE
AND HEED MY ADVICE
FOR I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN EXTENSIVELY,
BUT BY BEING YOUR OWN KING
SIMPLY ONE THING THIS DOES MEAN
ALWAYS BE THE MASTER OF YOUR OWN DESTINY!"
THEN MY ENTIRE CELL SHOOK
WHEN HE FINALLY DISAPPEARED,
I FELT I HAD LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF.
BUT, I HAD TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK
TO FULLY UNDERSTAND AND
APPRECIATE...THE HAND THAT FATE DEALT ME.
THE END
ALL PRAISE AND GLORY BELONGS TO OUR LORD JEHOVAH, THE LIVING GOD.
MAY HE GUIDE ME AND PROTECT ME ON THE JOURNEY I AM ABOUT TO EMBARK.
AMEN.
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