\u201cSay it again!\u201d, she said. I repeated\u2014 \u201cPoker\u201d. She smiled. I didn\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember their faces when he hit that six on the last ball. I remember being numb. I made 7 figures in 10 minutes. I was a degenerate gambler, I still am. They were confused seeing me like that. They figured I should be ecstatic. I should be jumping, celebrating, going frantic. But it did nothing. That number didn\u2019t mean anything to me. Making that decision to bet that amount when the entire world was against me was the thrill. Them seeing me and telling me I\u2019m crazy betting that money \u2014and I\u2019m throwing money at the bookies, but hey, I had a feeling. Paid off handsomely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I noticed. I noticed subtle changes in their behaviour after they knew I had that kind of money at my disposal. I didn\u2019t tell them for the longest time that I gave it all to father. I wanted to see the patterns. I was curious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m curious how it would be if I had no possessions. I asked her, what would you do? She passed the verbal test, at least. I\u2019m curious because Mom went through that. Because Father had everything and then suddenly nothing at all. No house, no possessions, no money. She stuck through. They were dirt poor and there wasn\u2019t a single source of happiness in their life. But they were together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The invisible hand. I\u2019m above it. From my childhood. Never cared, never will. Nice to have. But doesn\u2019t control me in a way that its absence would matter my existence. I\u2019ll live on a farm in a hut with my animals, with her. I hope it would be enough for her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Mom and Dad lived on a farm, together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll go onto take crazy risks with money in my life, I\u2019ll possibly go broke, or make a ton and spend it all. My kids will be bullied at school because they have rich parents. Or they would live on a farm, trained in every aspect of life by their father. Either way, I will be there\u2014 training them\u2014 on how to deal with the cards life throws at you\u2014and how to win that hand of Poker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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