 This is a short story I wrote for a Tarot class I took a little while back. We were asked by our teacher to draw a card at random from our decks and to make up a story based on the image on the card. I used the Revelations deck and drew the Six of Pentacles:
There's this big, jolly, happy man standing in front of stacks and stacks of coins that reach all the way to the ceiling. He's wearing richly embroidered green (the color of money!) robes and seems to be distributing his wealth to all. He's just handing out coins. He seems really happy about it, too. I think that he came upon this money quite by chance, like an unexpected inheritance or lucky lottery win and he just wants to share his good fortune with those around him. Even with strangers.
The expression on his face is that of sheer joy. The man is over the moon. I wonder if he realizes that money can't buy happiness. He seems so happy to be so rich, it's like he's forgotten that money isn't everything.
I also find myself wondering, if he gives it all away, wouldn't that be very foolish of him? He really should be more careful and keep some aside for a rainy day. If he just freely gives and gives, he'll find himself wanting some day and I truly doubt that most of those who take advantage of his generosity today will be there for him tomorrow.
He seems to think that his wealth is permanent, that nothing can ever happen to take that away from him. I'm kind of getting a little annoyed with his behaviour, actually. It's very immature and very silly. He really should know better. After all it wasn't so long ago that he was struggling like everyone else just to make ends meet.
Hopefully, once the giddiness of the "I'm rich!" feeling passes he will start to make careful plans to secure his financial future.
If he doesn't and ends up losing everything, then I guess he'll have learned his lesson won't he? It would be such a waste, though. There's so much good that he could be doing with all that new money. I really do hope he comes to his senses soon.
Image from the Revelations Tarot by Zach Wong
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