Chess is like a game of life

Chess... I really don't know how I learn this stuff...But i remember where i learn this stuff.. My Dad and his brother and sister which is my aunt and uncle are working at New Bilibid Prison as staff. So we used to go there and saw some prisoners playing the game.. Me and my cousins when we are a child love to watch prisoners playing chess. And then we try playing it also until all of us know how to play it. Me , my sister and my two other cousins are school representative of our schools in playing it :).

One day my daughter is holding my chessboard, i told her that she should take care of that.. she must check if it is 32 pcs before she keep it. because it is older than her.. and then she is amazed.. i told her.. yes that is older than you.. i already have that since i was on my 3rd year highschool I was just 15 yrs old back then. And she continue asking me.. why i have that.. i told her you Lolo buy that for me .. because I am a player of that when i was in highschool i represent our school.. and she ask me she also want to learn how play that.. And when she ask that.. i told her i really don't know how i learn to play that.. i can just teach you the move of each piece and then the ultimate goal is to check mate the king of your opponent.. and then it is up to you how will you do that.. Just make sure you are powerful in the center of the board so that you can attack anywhere that has a weak defense.. And she continue asking how is that.. and then i told her its up to you how you will do that. You have to think of strategies to do that. and she keep asking me how will she start doing strategies..It will just flow as you and your opponent start playing it.

And then as of that day.. i realized that chess is really a game of life. Before I really do believe that it is a game of life because one wrong move, one wrong decision and your opponent can mate you. And so with our lives.. One wrong decision and your life will be mess up. So you need to build strategies as long as it is not yet too late for you to cope up. And now.. there is another confirmation that this is really a game of life.. Because we parents can only say what is wrong and what is right to our children. We can tell them that when they do this this might be the outcome, but still they are the one doing their own strategies of their life. We can be their adviser but not the main player of their life. Like chess. we can tell them what the best thing to do, they need to be powerful at the center.. they need to have a strong defense.. but they are the one who will think how they will do that.. we can just teach them how each pieces can be move but they will be the one who will move it on the square that they want. And when they will build strategies??? that will just flow as it is, as they start their journey of their life. All we can do now as parents is to train them and give them a lot of advices. And that will be their guide as they took their journey. As they check mate the King.. which is the obstacle and trials of life.