KENNY ROGERS
THE GAMBLER(II)
What this song is telling -and i stand by the principle- is that in life one has to take risks. Like the French people say:" qui ne risque rien n'a rien" , meaning: one who risks nothing, has nothing. In other words, one has to accept to take risks in order for him/her to stand a chance to achieve success. But the nuance with this song is that people should be prudent enough to know and understand that risks have to be taken with a calculation approach. And that is what i will call wisdom. Because, as french people say:" l'excès est mauvais": excess is not healthy.
Other interested music loving people had made the following comments:
" My favorite analogy for life is a deck of cards.For those of u that don't get this let me explain. If u have a bad day that is like a bad hand of cards.Jus because you have a bad hand does not mean u lose the game, just because u had a bad day does not mean everyday will be bad. I love this song.for those that think the "gambler" lost, not so he reached the end of his life so now it is time to sit back and " count his money". As for the other man he was down on his luck.the gambler gave him some advice that meant a lot and helped him.it gave him the power to turn his " losing hand" into a " winning hand". I love this song because it helps me to know that no matter what i am going thru it wont break be the end of me unless i let it. Im gonna play my deck of cards till i have none left"
This is one way someone else is apprehending the message. And i am convinced that everyone benefited from this wise approach to life.
" I like this song. Sometimes life is a gamble, and if we don't know when to walk away or play our"aces" we gamble poorly.Whether financially, romantically, professionally....It's a harder lesson to learn than an old guy on a train telling you so lol .But for those who learn it.....Lucky bastards lol "
" if you notice the train is bound for nowhere.....that shows the song is symbolic. The gambler thhinks Kenny Rogers is out of aces but it is he( stranger)who is out of aces or he wouldn't be bumming Kenny's last drink and cigarette. As he drifts off to sleep it appears he is dead in his sleep. while Kenny had an ace he could have played to his benefit to win the game.we are all gamblers in life and we all break even at the end THE LORD JESUS GUARANTEES IT.nitroman
As a matter of principle and respect of other people's opinions, we will agree to disagree. So , some one has a different view with regards to the song:
" This song has fooled a lot of people, it offers no great liife answers, it makes no sense and is so simple it gets all the fools looking for a " deeper meaning". It's funny when they all say" oh ya,I get it, this song is so deep2 Ha ha no its not, the lyrics mean nothing."
Mayele Deogratias Karegeya
