Chess

Y play chess?

Imagine life like a very long chess tournament. In every game, your pieces are choices that are presented to you. With every move, you gain experience. In every game, you'll probably make the choices that worked best in previous games, and avoid those that have lead you to failure.

Thus, if despite all your efforts, life just slaps you in the face... Don't turn the other cheek, but don't walk away either. Keep your posture, remain calm, and plan your next move. Life is made of change and choices. Change is always good, it gives you perspective. And there are no bad or wrong choices. Every choice you make gives you experience, it allows you to learn something, it allows you to experience life as it is. So don't regret what you choose, or have chosen to do, but be sorry for those opportunities that you were to scared to seize. Happiness is for the brave, not the cowards.

And in the end, hopefully, checkmate will be yours.