Donald Trump likes to boast about his deal-making genius, about how he always comes away with the best deals in the history of deals. Well, as we have all witnessed over the past couple of years, his genius leaves real deal-makers laughing out loud.
This is not more obvious than in his attempts at outsmarting his “opponent” in the U.S.-China trade wars. The most important thing one must learn before entering any “war” – real or otherwise – is know your opponent. So, to that end, a little something offered…
The Chinese invented playing cards around AD 1000; here are some interesting facts and lessons on playing cards:
The traditional deck of playing cards is an astonishingly consistent form of a calendar
There are 52 weeks in the year and there are 52 playing cards in a deck.
There are 13 weeks in each season and there are 13 cards in each suit.
There are 4 seasons in a year and 4 suits in the deck.
There are 12 months in a year so there are 12 court cards (Those with faces namely Jack, Queen, King in each suit).
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The red cards represent Day, while black cards represent the Night.
Add up all the sums of 1 + 2 + 3 + …to 13 (Jacks = 11, Queens = 12, and the Kings = 13) – total = 91. Multiply this by 4, for the 4 suits, therefore 91 x 4 = 364. Add 1 that is the Joker and you will arrive at the number 365 being the days in a year.
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Of special interest is the sum of the letters in all the names of the cards, for example: add up the letters in “one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Jack, Queen, King” = 52!
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The Spades indicated ploughing or working.
The Hearts indicated love for the crops.
The Diamonds indicated reaping the wealth.
The Clubs indicated protection and growth.
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Also, in some card games 2 Jokers are used – indicating the Leap year.
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The second really important thing is to know your own strength. Okay, Mr. Windmills-Cause-Cancer, deal the cards…
