One of my favorite things about monopoly is the” get out of jail free card”. Not so much for the game itself, since usually it just sits there, and if you do get a chance to use it, you forget you have it. I just really like the concept of a get out of jail free card, and how it applies to everyday life.
A good example of this happened last Sunday. As my wife woke up and started her routine, I sat down at the computer and noticed it was father’s day. Knowing that she had already forgot, I decided to have a little fun with her and started dropping cryptic hints. Later that morning she finally realized what day it was (after I had made us all breakfast) and was effusive in her apology. Now I could have acted like my feelings were hurt, or I could have been a little bit angry, but I chose to shower her with unconditional understanding. I let her know I wasn’t mad and that it could happen to anyone. It will happen to everyone, and it will definitely happen to me in the future.
That is where the concept of the get out of Jail free card comes in. By being extraordinary and nice about this, it ensures that I can remind her of this when I forget some holiday in the future. To me that is much more fulfilling than being angry. As of right now I have two or three of these tucked away at the edge of the board known as life. Hopefully I won’t have to use them anytime soon, but you never know.
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