A spade is a spade, in other words, it is what it is: a spade is spade only if it is played right. If you play spades you know what I am talking about. If you don’t play follow along; in the game of spades the suit comprised of spades is the trump, or most powerful, suit. Spades have the power to trump any other suit, if played right. If a spade is played incorrectly it can cause you to get bucked, set, or knocked back in points in the amount of the books you estimated getting at the beginning of your hand. For example, if you play a spade and cut a book despite having a card of the suit you cut in your hand your team will get set.
If you don’t play the hand you were dealt correctly, in the game of spades and in the game of life, you will get bucked. On the other hand if you play it correctly your heart, your club, or your diamond can trump a spade in the end. If you are a spade player you know about a run down. A rundown is when all the trumps are gone and your opponent plays his hand wrong and hits that diamond back to you. He doesn’t realize you have all the boss diamonds. Guess what, diamonds have become the new trump and you are able to run those diamonds down and win every book, even with the lowest diamond in the deck making it walk across the board like an ace of spade.
To make a long story short, a spade is a spade but it may hurt you if not played right. Play the cards you are dealt correctly. Despite what you have or what you don’t have if you are smart, patient, and actively pursuing your goals you will get a rundown; those hearts you were dealt will trump the spades you weren’t, if nothing else you won’t get bucked.