Still doing my daily Tarot readings, and Friday I pulled the Six of Pentacles--a card that I had never seen before (how exciting!). According to my companion book, this card is all about financial gifts. These could be in the form of jobs, personal gifts, inheritances and so on.
At first, I thought, "Yeah, right." Things have seemed a bit bleak lately in the financial area. But I'm always hopeful.
Well, my gift arrived! It wasn't a windfall, certainly. It was actually a bit funny and completely took me by surprise. Even had to check the ego. A friend and I went to see "The Soloist" on Friday evening (a great movie--I highly recommend it. Excellent performances, and it had me thinking about the nature/source of mental illness and creativity, as well as sound therapy and color therapy. All in one film!).
Since my friend is retired, he gets a senior citizen discount. Then I step up and the girl in the booth asks, "Do you qualify for the senior citizen discount?" Wait--did I hear what she said? I asked her to repeat the question. "Do you qualify for the senior citizen discount?" she repeated. Now, I was insulted!? How old do I look!? I like to think I'm a reasonably well-maintained and still-sexy 41!
Ever polite (despite my bruised ego), I simply said no. She replies, "Let's just pretend you do," and she promptly gave me the discount!
Maybe she thought my friend and I were a couple and she was being nice. Does she do this for everyone who has a little gray in their goatee? I did thank her and then enjoyed the movie. Later that night, as I was sitting on the deck looking up at the stars, it occurred to me: This was my gift!
A small discount on a movie ticket is all it was, but I was still thankful. I could've been rude to the girl and taken her action personally. I doubt she was being nasty. Who knows, maybe she was simply in a good mood and believes, like I do, that regular movie prices are an outrage (I DO sound like an old man, don't I?).
The tarot companion book had a few additional thoughts that I particularly liked regarding the Six of Pentacles:
"Treasures are found simply lying in our path. What a wonderful surprise to find ourselves grabbing opportunities that appear in our fingertips. The Six of Pentacles reminds us that the world will provide if we are open to receiving. What we put out in the world will come back to us."
Rather than get all huffy at being considered a senior citizen, this experience has reminded me to look for ways that I can offer small, unexpected gifts to others. It can be a tough world, and we all need this from time to time. Thanks for visiting!
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