Five of Pentacles

Card of The Day: Five of Pentacles.
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          How do you feel when you see The Five of Pentacles? Do you relate to the two poor and desperate people in the picture? Are you one of the people who feel for these two souls, and wish to help them? Lastly do you feel these people, through their own bad choices, deserve the fate they are left to?
         This card represents hardship brought on through financial hardship, or health problems laying us low.
         The issue for me with this card, is an overwhelming compulsion to judge the people in the picture. You're all well aware of our society's conflict with the poor and disabled, not to mention race, gay, lesbian, and income inequality. In all these cases there are strong emotions tied to the symbolism they represent.
         The Five of Pentacles suggests you take a long hard look at your feelings on these issues. I myself have lived in both the worlds of poverty and affluence. I will not pontificate on how you should view these issues. I only suggest you try and think what it's like to be someone who is judged harshly by society. At some point we will all be old and in need of help, whether we be rich or poor.