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life is like texas hold'em
1:33AM on September 03, 2008

in the game of texas hold'em there are seven cards. the player is dealt two cards which in this case represent the small beginnings, you can either choose to go with the cards you have or you can fold those cards but if you do that most likely you probably wont get another chance to choose another hand. the next part that is dealt is the flop this is a bigger chunk of ones life that can not be so easily folded or changed, this is the part of life where one makes crucial decisions and decides which path to take. the last part of life is like the river this is dealt as the last card because it is the final act that one commits before they flow down the river of life.

footprints
2:26AM on September 01, 2008

one night a man had a dream.
he dreamed he was walking along the 
beach with the lord. across the sky
flashed scenes from his life

for each scene he noticed two sets of footprints
in the sand; one belonged to him and the other to the lord
when the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand, he noticed many times
along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed
that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

this really bothered him and he questioned the lord about it "lord, you said
that once i decided to follow you you'd walk with me all the way, but i have noticed
that during the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints.
i dont understand why when i need you most you would leave me.

the lord replied:  "My precious, precious child, i love you and i would never leave you.
during your times of trial and suffering when you only see one set of footprints it was
then that i carried you.