Chess

Ever heard of people describing life as to a game of chess? Today you may hear what I wish to say in differing to the statement that life is like a game of chess.

Life is like a game of chess so you have to be wise and thoughtful about every move you make.
However life is not like a game of chess because life is not that fair. In chess, two player receives identical pieces to play with against each other; life is not like that. Some people are given more, others less. And does having received more indicate a blessing? We don't even really know the potentials of whatever we have been given, be it good or bad.

Life is like a game, but not a fair game of chess. Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths while some may need to struggle a little bit more. But at the end of the day, whether they would remain the same in terms of material wealth, is certainly an uncertainty. Some people are blessed with good health but some may be a bit weaker, yet the latter might live longer.

In the game of chess you have control over your pieces, in the game of life it is different altogether. Calamities cannot strike in the game of chess, neither will your horse grow faint nor the queen fall sick. But you cannot have control over life as you have over chess. Thus life is much more a complicated game full of challenges.


One thing in similar, wise decision making is required to play both games well. Furthermore, life is more than just a game but a test as well. So we must make our every move wisely, preparing as much as possible for every likely consequence after each decision made.