Life is like Monopoly...

The game of Monopoly is much like the game we call Life. There is the middle class, the upper class and the lower class.

At any point doing the game of Monopoly you can find yourself in any of these classifications. You might be the one that lands of Boardwalk and Park Place and you think you are set for the rest of the game.

You may be more of the "Average Joe" and you spend your money wisely. You have many properties but are always cautious not to spend too much and get yourself in trouble.

But you could also fall into the last category with Mr. Monopoly. Maybe you are a little too cautious and never take any risks, always buying the cheaper properties and in the end not having much of a reward.

You could possibly be a mixture of all three. You went out guns blazing only to have it backfire and cause you more grief than was necessary. Maybe you subscribe to the motto "slow and steady wins the race". You might not have the biggest and the best but with a little help the top dogs will bust.

I have found that we can see examples of these types of people all around us. Take Steve Jobs for example, he had a big dream and people thought that he could never compete with the monster corporation of Microsoft. Jobs took risks and rolled the dice to see if a big gamble would pay big dividends in the end. Jobs was one of the success stories. iEverything seems to be taking over phones, computers, laptops and tablets just to name a few.

Then there is the middle man. The person that just wants to provide a stable home for his/her family. Put a little money away each paycheck in case of emergencies or to possibly pay for a child's college education one day. They are happy to live life day-to-day not gambling too much on the odds that might be against them. This group tends to be cautious, budgets and tries to plan for the future.

The last group is sometimes too cautious. A prior experience could possibly make them this way. Maybe they were just dealt a bad had in life and no matter what they try to do it never seems to be enough to make it out of the hole they are in. This group would be the kindest of all three, giving the shirt off their back if it will help their fellow man. Never asking for anything in return and always greeting others with a smile.

Our great country is filled with people in every type of situation. Some were handed the good life and didn't know what to do with it. Others had a rough start and vowed to make life better for their children. And then some people are happy just the way that they are and find happiness in being themselves be that good, bad, rich, poor and anything else in between.