All The Right Moves

Someone once said, ~Love is like a game of chess: One false move and you're mated.~As mentioned before, love is like a game of chess and it most definitely takes strategy when it comes to making certain moves on the metaphorical chess board that is a person's heart. For its a matter of playing correctly, so to speak, as each chess piece is a representation of our own feelings, thoughts, and not to mention emotions concerning a special someone of interest. Thinking about it, if you're living the single life the moves made in regards to the proverbial chess board of one's heart to another are considered important to where they can certainly range from simple to absolutely critical. Hey, when it comes to the possibility of true happiness you don't want to make any crucial mistakes whatsoever.

If you think about it, chess is more of a mental game than anything else with one's feelings, thoughts, and emotions not being involved. However, that isn't the case regarding the chess game known as love/true love. It can be a tough, frustrating, and stressful situation indeed when not just the mental aspect plays a pivotal role but the emotional, spiritual, as well as physical roles too. You see, all four are essentially connected to the individual chess pieces representing far more than you think. Trust, honesty, loyalty, faith, hope, commitment, respect, etc. are a number of genuine qualities being shown within each move for the guy/girl in question to see on the board, in a manner of speaking. Let me tell you something, it's better to take your time than making a rash decision whereby not letting your emotions take control causes you to find/put yourself in an unfortunate check situation.

Without a doubt, there comes a point that while playing chess you may possibly second guess yourself when making a potential move. Oftentimes, having second thoughts in making a particular move can lead to doubt and fear setting in thus causing you to question whether the strategy one's taking will in all intensive purposes pay off, especially in matters of the heart. Truth be told, you can't know for sure so much so one word tends to stick within your mind...maybe. Maybe I'm being foolish. Maybe I'm just kidding myself. Maybe I'm not that person's type. Maybe I should quit before I completely embarrass myself. True, the word maybe can certainly mess with your head; but you have to block it out to where you think to yourself, maybe I should stop over thinking/analyzing it and simply play smart from your heart all-the-while controlling every aspect of your emotions/thoughts/feelings in the process.

Let me ask this question to those who know and play the game of chess, do you use a chess clock in order to give yourself a fixed period of time and keep track of the total amount of time one takes for his or her own move? To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't want to use a chess clock because even though it makes the game quicker it leaves you vulnerable to making an unfortunate mistake. In a sense, you wouldn't want to rush a worthwhile relationship by making moves that don't make sense or end up costing you the close friendship you already established with him/her right? Unfortunately, it's a sad state of affairs for those individuals who did just that and found themselves in checkmate due to their own stupidity. So, the question remains to the so-called chess players out there: are you making each move within your heart count or are you just rushing through it without even thinking about the consequences?

In retrospect, if you're living the single life we're all, in some aspect, searching for our own Bobby Fischer. In other words, we all want to meet/find our very own special chess prodigy who will be able to match up with us not only move for move, but in playing style as well. A type of person who you don't want to find out too late you were simply a pawn in his/her twisted game. Granted, for some people they've played countless chess matches until they were able to finally meet the Queen to their King or vice versa. On the other hand, it took only one game for you to match up and through time, along with patience, inevitably became quintessential grandmasters together. In the end, I say to those who are currently taking their time on the metaphorical chess board that is someone's heart, I hope you make all the right moves towards a potentially worthwhile relationship.