A bunch of stuff I randomly think about

Solitaire

No one in this day and age will deny that we are currently living in the age of technology. Many ids grow up with access to computers, tablets, smartphones and smart TVs. There are so many different ways to keep children entertained, but there is one particular game that is still available on many computers and tablets that seems a bit dated compared to many of the current popular ones. This game is solitaire.
I grew up playing solitaire as it was one of the only games on my computer at home. Minesweeper was confusing and seemed to be mindless clicking, but solitaire was entertaining and made sense. As I played this game I had no clue how it would teach me so many life lessons.
When I was younger, I would play single card draw, and often times I would constantly select a new game until all of the aces were available on screen from the beginning. Something about having the power to retry until you got the results you wanted appealed to me as it must have to many young children. The older I got, the more boring this method got. Eventually I would upgrade to 3 card draw.
Playing the game like this proved to be a challenge. I noticed that I would lose significantly more games than I would win. I realized that strategy would be needed on such a seemingly simplistic game. Rushing through the deck and just moving the first cards I could often resulted in a quick and upsetting loss.
As I grew even older I decided to study this game that had taken up so much of my time. I learned that solitaire is interesting as there is no guarantee that you will win every game. Some games are impossible to win. Some games will have you one card away from winning but there’s just no way to get to it. This, without me knowing, shaped a lot of my views on life.
Solitaire taught me a lot about life. I developed patience since I learned that even something that seems so simple would still require planning to a degree. Rushing in head first wont give you the results you want all the time. I learned that not everything is attainable, like a victory in solitaire, but there is always the opportunity to start over after a loss and try again. Along with these lessons, I learned the most important thing in my opinion. The name itself, along with playing over years, taught me that time alone can teach you great lessons from the most odd places if you take time to reflect on your actions. Talk about playing the hand you’re dealt…

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