“The Perpetual Shuffling Of Life”
by @jin-out on Brave-Smoke's Corner
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When I enter the stage, i often start with my monologue piece:
"Long before I had words to describe my curiosity, I was already inquiring into Secret Things. Long before any pursuit of artistry became possible for me, I was already out there asking, seeking, wandering, playing. Long before I knew anything about playing cards, my position was already determined in the perpetual shuffling of Life.
I have lived many lives of honesty, also many lives of deceit, befriending the virtuous, the cunning, the outcast and the common man. In my quest to find what honour means in a world of deception, who I am in this life, my journey has been filled with triumph and disaster, adventures and revelations.
Without realising, my story was written; without reservation through fifty-two companions my story is chronicled, and through you, Ladies and Gentlemen, my story comes alive. My name is Jin, and this is where we begin..."
A pack of playing cards is like the story of Life, all encompassed in 52 cards.
The shuffling of the cards is very much like the comings and goings of life...
When the cards are shuffled, who know where each card may lie?
As Life goes on...who can say where the pieces may fall?
In this perpetual shuffling of life, we all aim to find our semblance of peace...we all strive to find order amongst chaos...sometimes we win and sometimes we lose; sometimes we fail utterly in our endevours; sometimes we are triumphant.
Whatever it is I have my playing cards and the art of Prestidigitation to keep me going, through thick and thin.