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House of cards

                              house of cards - High Trenhouse 
                              Elle awoke one morning and looked at the house of cards she had spent so much time building the previous night. It takes meticulous effort and skill to build a house of cards. After spending a long time she decided it was finished and fell asleep in exhaustion. This house of cards had been able to stand on its own through the night and she felt happy at what she had accomplished. Carefully she opened the door of her apartment but one whiff of wind sent her night's work toppling down. She set her mind to it and tried again, but again the wind came tossing it all across the room. She was utterly disappointed. As she picked up the cards she thought about how a single card could not stand alone. She always felt she didn't need anyone and was better off on her own, but the cards taught her that she needed someone to support her in life.  She also realized that the entire house of cards needed just one breeze to topple it down. 
                    Life is just like that. It's always better to share your joys and sorrows with family or fellow believers who will be a pillar of support for you, protecting you from the storms of life and whatever material wealth we hoard or all our great accomplishments put together, can in one breeze be gone forever. Set your eyes on treasures above which cannot be shaken even during a tempest. 
                          
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