So in lieu of my recent continued obsession with the game ‘Ludo King’, I have come to the conclusion that life is very similar to a game of Ludo. Most people think it is the oversimplistic Snakes and ladders and a few would like to think that it is a complicated game of chess. The fact is that while in Snakes and Ladders we have ZERO control of the game and we are essentially leaving it to chance , in chess we are the masters of our own destiny. Neither situation really reflects life as it is.
Life like I said is a game of Ludo.
It is the culmination of a seemingly predictable algorithm coupled with pure
roll of the dice and strategic movement of your tokens. There are 2 ways to
play it – either aggressively look to take out your opponent’s tokens to move
forward or play the safe game and focus on the moves which will lead you to not
be killed. It is fight or flee all over again. But again it is a question of
responding to what the situation demands of you. Sometimes if you chicken out
of taking the token which is right in front of you , others might start
attacking you thinking you are a weakling . Or sometimes, while all your tokens are
in the safe zone guarded by luck you might get cocky and try to grab what is
not yours and end up back in square one.
So don’t be a cock or a chicken. Be
your own wonderful self! Trust your instinct always. The gut always seems to
process past defeats in a better fashion than your logical brain .
Earn your coins , enjoy the journey
however tumultuous it gets. If all your tokens are back in the hut , don’t give
up automatically. Atleast in the algorithm based universe perseverance has a
price. Remember, giving up never has no upside! Also remember that this is just
some elaborate game and it makes no sense to take it so seriously. Death might
just be the end of a simulation for all we know. Okay. I am going to stop
typing now :P
(365 words)
