SNAKES & LADDERS!

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Sudden realisation. Isn't life very much similar to snakes and ladders game?

When something good happens, the ladder of success takes us to the top, and in another moment, a snake bite can bring us down - right at square one. But, you never know which phase of life has a snake/ladder waiting for you..

Even when we are happy, there is a fear of the landing up on the block where longest snake is waiting to destroy everything in a moment, and that we will have to start from the scratch! :S

We do get up and dream again, even if we just had a major fall.

There is chase. A lot of Competition. Of course, peer-pressure too.  But, only limited time! Sigh.

I guess this is the beauty of this game.  There is an excitement at every step. A hope as we move from block to block. A prayer for desired number on every roll of dice. Yes, there are snakes. But, there are ladders as well :D


Comments

Unknown said…
The only problem with this interpretation is that it thinks that every square has a number and thus some squares are better than others. In my view life is a snakes n ladder game with pipes (not snakes/ladders). These pipes move you from a square to a square in a different position and changes your life completely. Butyou can't say whether the first square had a higher number or the second square was higher.
27 July, 2011 07:48
Charu Smita said…
OK. That could be another theory too! My idea of calling one number better than other was by calling it a game of reaching your destination. In the way, there are snakes and there are ladders.
27 July, 2011 18:17
Parul Gupta said…
thanxs for liking my poem. your write up abt snales and ladders, i also had similar thoughts some time back. life is like that. hope to keep in touch with u thr the blogs ....
03 November, 2011 10:47
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