RESPONSIBILITIES SHRINK DESIRES

My first chess classes was way back when I was around eight years old. Facinated as grown men game, I always wanted and had an irresistable urge, not to master but at least own a chessboard and know the moves associated with each pieces. The chess lessons I took weren't from any fancy clubs or school, rather during winter afternoons when I enjoyed my time after school and lunch, with an Orange in hand and sun on my face. I had a friend in my neighbour who was very much in to the game. Aged around me, I always wanted to learn from him. 

Well, learning chess wasn't that easy though. Firstly, I had to cut down my Cricketing hours to devote to chess. Adding to this, my parents though weren't not that strict but as Indians they had all the legal rights to put academics before passion for their kids. It did not take much time for me to get well versed with the game rules and pieces, but the hard thing was to stategize the moves at that age. But the point of mentioning this here is a bit different. While learning to play this game, I was really frustated to see the most powerful person on board,  "The King"  could just move one step. That did not make any sense then. The person who was the ultimate unit of power was so strict in his mobility. I started to hate the game only due to this reason.

Its been more than a decade of learning the game and now I am realizing that Chess board wasn't just a game. It was a formulated problem tackling arena inspired by life. As we grew up our responsibilities towards every thing increased many folds, but our desires and movement shrinked to the same extent. We never thought  of consequences, when we were young. The senerio may have beenn what ever, we just did what our heart said. But as we are out from the shell of childhood wrapped with immaturity, we find our lives more or less similar to the grown men game- Chess...