A repeat of an older favorite "thought"...

By Vichara


You are given your first breath of life at birth; the rest is up to you. You are given love to pass it along; the rest is up to you. You are given inspiration from teachers and family; the rest is up to you. You see the imbalance and injustices of life; the rest is up to you. You can see the results of compassion; the rest is up to you. You witness the results of hatred, bigotry and conflict; the rest is up to you. You feel the beauty of creating art; the rest is up to you. You fee the unity of friendship and encouragement; the rest is up to you. Your presence here on this earth creates opportunities; the rest is up to you.

sandbag • \SAND-bag\ • verb
1 : to bank, stop up, or weight with sandbags
2 a : to hit or stun with or as if with a sandbag b : to treat unfairly or harshly
3 : to conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent especially in order to take advantage of

Example Sentence:
Shortly after agreeing to place a wager on the match, I realized I had been sandbagged and was clearly outmatched by my opponent.

Did you know?
In the 19th century, the verb "sandbag" began to be used to describe the act of bludgeoning someone with a small, sand-filled bag -- a tactic employed by ruffians, usually as a prelude to robbing their victims. The verb went on to develop metaphorical extensions, such as "to coerce by crude means." By the 1940s, it was being used of a strategy in which a poker player with a good hand bets weakly, in order to draw other players into holding on to their hands and raising the bet. The use of "sandbag" has since evolved to refer to a general strategy of playing down one's position in order to gain some sort of advantage.

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