Ever wondered if there is someone up there in the heavens trying to frame and shape our destiny, our future according to his / her plan. I believe in being gender neutral in this aspect though I would rather characterize the Creator as a he. It makes it easier to believe when you see horrible things happening. Ruthless decisions being made about soemone’s life unlike the caring, loving image that ‘womanly’decisions are usually expected to paint.
The chess board is set. The pawns are in place. The king, the queen and the rookie. All in place. Waiting anxiously to play their part. None of them knows which one is going to win the game, which one is going to fall down, succumb to wishes of some hand that rules every move it makes and none of them have a clue why they are doing what they are and how it is affecting someone else after they themseleves are ousted or thrown out of the picture.
And yet each time, yes every single time that someone up there says checkmate we blame ourselves, we are shocked, surprised, angry or just simply helpless since we could not anticipate it.........Wonderfully amusing isn’t it?
3 comments:
PooJo,
well written! it is indeed quite amusing - the world is a chessboard or a stage (as called by the bard); and we are mere pawns or players - we play our specific role - but the strings are pulled by Him!
the idea is to enjoy the play until He calls "checkmate" or "curtains"! :)
just a thought, why do we, as humans consider ourselves so significant that, even if there was a creator, he would have all the time and effort (instead of looking after the rest of the universe) to individually devise a plan for each of us?
also it might be said that having the notion that everything is pre-determined robs us of the drive to succeed.
well, chess is a game of skill, not a game of luck. while life is game of luck and skill. so even if you play with all right steps you can loose it (that will not happen in chess). In deed, a game become soo complicated if it is a mixture of both skill and luck... thats how life is soo funny and challenging.
a real good post.
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