just part of the usual
strangeness of the game.
Yet, time and again,
people have told other people that they have had
a premonition and that they feel lucky tonight.
They then go into a casino and win a bundle. Yes,
even I have had friends tell me just that and do
just that. Unfortunately, I have had many more friends
tell me just that and do just the opposite, losing
a bundle on the nights they felt “lucky.”
Lucky for me, I almost never feel lucky, and it’s
saved me a lot of dough and considerable bread.
Still, I am intrigued
by the idea that maybe in some deep recesses of
our brains there exist abilities that we have not
as yet tapped into, or at least not sufficiently
tapped into them to be aware of them. I’d like
to think that there are people walking into the
casino at this very minute who will for the next
hour influence the dice because they “will”
it, whether they know they are doing it or not.
In my mind’s eye, I am happy for all the players
who are now playing that table and seeing number
after number but no sevens appear. I like to picture
that man or woman walking past that slot machine,
pausing, and on a whim, putting three coins in and
hitting the big one. (“I just had a feeling
is all,” said Mr. Jones when asked how he knew
that the Megabucks jackpot would be hit on that
particular machine.) I love to dream about a poker
game where I don’t have to read tells to figure
out if my opponent really has the goods or is bluffing.
No, I can see right out of his eyes and I know what
cards he has, two jacks to my three aces! (“I’ll
raise you everything I have!”)
Frankly speaking, you
can believe in ESP or not believe in it as you choose.
But the best advice I can give is still - play as
if it doesn’t exist and don’t throw your
money away on a whim. (And remember, those of you
waiting for the end of the world, it is Frank Scoblete
c/o this site....)
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