Every game there are winner and there are losers. The Game of Life is the same, every winner has to have a loser
For me, I see life as a game we play till we die. The rules are simple, everything you do has a consequence. That's the engine of the game, choices. Everything we do in life has its consequence, whether bad or good, it depends on the action made. The only drawback of the game, there is no REPLAY! what has been done is done, nothing you do, say or think can change that. (you can't have everything your way, not everything can be forgotten, and nothing can be taken back, once you do it your stuck with it for life)
And always remember, you cannot have everything in life! you need to give some stuff up to gain something else.
Here's a no brainer, whether you like it or not, your in it. That's the difference. Some people realize this and play the game, these people enjoy the gains and benefits of playing it right, some people just refuse to play and get left behind, other just don't have a clue whats happening and they slowly just fade away.
The only tip you need to know is that, always look out for number 1. (that's yourself if you didn't already know. Something my dad always thought me) That's the most important person in your life. No matter how close you are, no matter how important that person is to you, you always need to look out for yourself first. No good has ever come out of caring for a person more than yourself, true-out history people who care about others more than themselves have not had a good ending. Look at Samson, because he trusted Delilah he got screwed, same goes for Romeo and Juliet, (although they are just fictional) neither got what they wanted, both ended up dying. Last but not the least, my favorite example: Parents, no matter what you do, their still there for you, and yet in the very end, you dump them at some care center for the elderly to wait for their time to pass, hmmm, not what you might have expected to get in return for all the sacrifices you made huh? (you might say that i'm being negative, but isn't that a fact?)
I'm not saying that you should stop caring! all I'm saying is that the faster you realize that life is a game you need to play; you'll be alright. Now you just need to play it smart, get the wanted dice rolls and land on the right squares.
