It's not as likely that my roof will cave in while I'm sleeping as it is that I might lose money at the blackjack table. But anyone who listens to the news or reads the paper knows that possessions and people can be taken from us at any time. Even if what we have isn't taken from us, often it is altered in such a way that it no longer makes us feel secure at all. When the payments can't be made on the home we love, then that home is no longer our security. If the person we love is at home but loving someone else, our emotional relationship is no longer something we can count on.
Nothing is sure.
When I didn't take advice, I was often accused of being irresponsible or silly. I still have to remind myself that around every corner is a person with an opinion of what I should do and be. And there are plenty of corners. I will always be disappointing someone. I prefer not to disappoint myself.