{"id":852,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","slug":"is-a-fool-an-idiot?","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2creset.ondigit.us\/?p=852","title":{"rendered":"Is a Fool an Idiot?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is a Fool an Idiot?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Perhaps, part of the retirement stage can be called the pathway of the Fool: the stepping out of the "work for payment" process; the focus being more and more on the grand children and other little ones of this world; seeing the silliness and hilarity of it all; the gradually letting go of the seriousness about ourselves and the world around us, as well as our material and immaterial possessions.
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The Fool is sometimes called the Idiot. The Latin word for Fool is Follis, meaning windbag or bellows; a source of air (Lat. spiritus). Being the Fool is like exempting yourself from the rules of the standard game played by everyone else. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Perhaps, the Idiot or Fool was intended to show the most simple human being: an individual without money, power, or intellect living in a private world until he is given the chance to be the hilarious "Carnival" King for a short time. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

However, in Shakespeare, it is the Fool who speaks the most profound truths. And the man in poverty represents the Franciscan ideal of godliness. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Of the card trumps, only 3 are worth points in the game: The Fool, Magician, and the World. These are the most valuable cards in the game and equal to the King’s in point value. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Whereas the #21 World card beats every other card in the deck, the Fool card, sometimes called card #22, beats none; #22 is the most powerful card. It means the Master Builder. It is the card that brings the holder a great reward, but does so by losing! The card is exempt from the usual rules.
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You cannot lose it to another player. Each player hopes that one of their competitive cards will "triumph" over the others. Much distress results if a valuable card is beaten and taken. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Fool card is not in competition. In every game it appears once, somewhere, unpredictably, never taking anything and never being taken. His total humility bestows invulnerability.
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The Fool’s # 0 means that this card stands outside of the domain of the rest of the cards. The # 0 was the last number introduced to the human species. Its principles are: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n