When I was a kid, I was fond of indulging myself in the game of snakes and ladders. It was
such a simple and beautiful game. Just a
small piece of cardboard having numbers 1 to 100 and adorned with colorful
snakes and yellow colored ladders placed randomly at different locations.
The board game was filled with various sizes of ladders as well as snakes – some very lengthy and others very short. Most of the snakes looked funny however I’ve to admit some were scary!
The board game was filled with various sizes of ladders as well as snakes – some very lengthy and others very short. Most of the snakes looked funny however I’ve to admit some were scary!
Just this
board, a few markers (for individual players) and a pair of dice were all the
stuff required to get me engaged. Going up the ladders made me happy but at the
same time, sliding down the body of venom less snakes disappointed me.
Nevertheless I continued to play and eventually reach the end. After a while I would start yet another game!
Nevertheless I continued to play and eventually reach the end. After a while I would start yet another game!
Now, grown
up, I still have a passion for this amazing board game. But looking from a
different perspective, I’ve also realized that life itself is a board filled
with snakes and ladders.
When I achieve a feat, I gain happiness. On the contrary, when I encounter failure I feel saddened. Life is a mixture of ups and downs, crests and troughs.
When I achieve a feat, I gain happiness. On the contrary, when I encounter failure I feel saddened. Life is a mixture of ups and downs, crests and troughs.
We should
discern that irrespective of one’s position, either at the top of a hill or at
the bottom of a pit, one should stay modest.
Because we never know what lies just ahead of us – it may be a tall ladder that would take us to great heights or a snake that would make us descend and stoop low!
Because we never know what lies just ahead of us – it may be a tall ladder that would take us to great heights or a snake that would make us descend and stoop low!
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