Know when to hold 'em

So I've decided life is a lot like poker. It may sound cliché, but it is very true. In life you get dealt a hand randomly. You have no control over the two cards you will get. It is the luck of the draw. Then you have to choose whether or not you want to bet on your cards. There are those people who give up quickly so it makes it seem like the cards you are holding must be better than theirs. So you raise your bet and gamble on your chances. To stay in the game you have to call or fold. When you see someone raise their bet you assume one of two things either your cards are better or worse and at that point you choose whether or not to stay in the game. You never know what the other person has. You are always gambling and basically betting blind. However, then you have to think is the other player bluffing? maybe they just want you to think that your hand is worse than theirs. So the game continues. Then comes the flop, you cant predict what will appear in the flop you just have to hope for the best. So I said this is a lot like life because, well it is. You never know what other people are thinking you never know why someone folded so early and you never know when someone is lying. Then the tricky thing is that person who folded so early might be smarter than you. Why bet in a decent hand when you can wait for a great hand and possibly double your winnings. You gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em.