Mo Battle taught me chess by explaining it's philosophical parallels to life. "You can understand the game of chess if you understand the game of life and vice versa,'" he said. "In life the person who plots his course and thinks ahead before he acts, wins. It's the same way in chess."
One day, I made a move to capture a pawn of his and gave Mo Battle an opening to take a valuable piece. He smiled and said, "You can tell a lot about a person by the way he plays chess. People who think small in life tend to devote a lot of energy to capturing pawns, the least valuable pieces on the board. They think they're playing to win, but they're not. But people who think big tend to go straight for the king or queen, which wins you the game".......The most important thing that Mo Battle taught me was that chess was a game of consequences. He said that, just as in life, there are consequences for every move you make in chess. "Don't make a move without first weighing the potential consequences," he said. "Because if you don't, you have no control over the outcome."
---Excerpts from Nathan McCall's "Makes Me Wanna Holler"
Be quick, but don't hurry. Move fast, yet remain in control. Believe, yet remain humble. Be motivated, but not overwhelmed. Be great, not good. Be brilliant, not smart. Think big, yet make wise choices. Life's already made its move in this game. It's just waiting to see what you're going to do next.
-----EOB.
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