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Throughout life we come across situations that change our direction.  They can be as simple as something we read or as devastating as the loss of a loved one.  They can cause us to drastically change our way of life or slightly alter the path we are on.  Each of us can remember countless times where something we did or didn’t do has led us to a place we may not have found otherwise.  In school, a simple conversation with a counselor or teacher may lead to a different area of study.  In work, a new project may provide different skills sets to master. 

No matter what or where these situations occur, they nevertheless have impacted our lives in various ways.  Some say these are predetermined and we were meant to experience them, others say there is no order to the choas and everything happens in an instant, no cosmic forces worked their magic to put all the characters in place.   Arguments can be made to support either side and nobody can say for certain which is right or wrong.  As a race can we really be happy knowing we serve no real purpose or that no matter what we say or do, our lives are meaningless in the grand scheme of things?  Or can we really be happy if we know that every little action can have devestating effects on the rest of our lives?  That may be an extreme statement as surely nobody believes they are that “important” and that every thing they do effects everyone on the planet.  So what are we to believe? Are our lives predetermined or are we completely random and thus inconsequential to each other and the world?  

From the beginning of our time here until the last remains of our civilizations are but a faint memory of wind and dust, each of us are characters with specific roles to play.  Some may have only one role, others can have many.  Some roles may seem insignificant while others are life changing.  Theycan range from the role the teacher that steers a student toward the science that cures cancer.  The teacher’s role may seem insignificant at first, but the end result is life changing.  I believe these roles to be forecast and our souls carry these purposes with them into our world.  So in one sense i am saying that yes our lives are predetermined, but not so in such a cut and dry way.  While our roles are predetermined, who we are and what we are when it’s tim e to execute these roles is entirely up to us.  This is where our “free will” comes into play and while it has no adverse effects on the outscome, it can drastically change who or what we are when that time comes.   If im destined to save a person’s life on August 29, 2012, then no matter what i do from the time of my birth until that day will change the fact that i will be there to save that person’s life.  What changes is this: how i save them, where i save them, the circumstances around their situation.  What really matters is that i will be there.  It doesn’t matter who i am or what i am doing with my life, i will be there.  I could be a homeless man or a sports superstar, the fact remains that i will be there when i need to be. 

I just believe that as insignificant as we might seem, each of us has a purpose or multiple purposes that,while unknown or even aware of, are as important as the greatest inventions or acts of heroism throughout history.  Nobody should ever feel they are unimportant or not needed.   Each of us is more important than we can imagine or comprehend and our lives have meaning and signficance to those around us now and in the future.

I need a job

Here are the actually results from a highly contested game of Uno.

As the action came to me, i again looked at my drooling brother, then at my cards.  I grabbed the Red Skip card, yelled out “YOUR SKIPPED…BIIIIIIITTTTTTTCHHHHHHHHHH!”

He stared bewildered at the red skip and drooled more.  The action came back to me and as fate would have it, the color was changed to Yellow.  My only option was to play the Draw Four.  As i slammed the card down, i looked him in the eyes and muttered these words:  “Draw 4 fucker”. 

The game continued on for three more rounds, my brother was never able to recover, coming so close to going out, only to end the game with a total 45 points in his hand.   I didn’t win that hand, but i won the battle against my brother and to me, that was better than winning the game itself.

Okay people, it’s hand analysis time, ala @cprpoker’s site.

I am Hero, playing in a live game.  I am the button and action comes to me.  The board is showing a Red 8.  I have in my hand 5 cards.

• A red Skip
• A blue 8
• A Draw Four
• 2 Green cards (2, 9)

The player to my right (my brother) has only one card remaining.  I called UNO, but the sonofabitch swore he called it before me.  But that is neither here nor there.  Anyway, he’s drooling like a tard, which is either because he has a red card, an 8 or is simply an idiot.  I have reason to beleive all three. 

So, my options are as follow:

• Play the Red Skip which skips his turn
• Play the Blue 8 changing the color and hoping he does not have an 8 or a blue card
• Risk all and play the Draw Four, which according to the rules, i cannot do while holding a playable color or number card. 

What should i do?  Please comment below.  Later I will post the results.

I’m not making any stupid ass resolutions.  Happy New Year.

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