Learn from solitaire! – The Economic Times

We can glean many lessons about life from a game of solitaire. Not every game can be won. Sometimes, the odds are stacked against you. There is no way of knowing whether you will win the game you are playing, but you still play the game. You can apply yourself, think of strategies, you can always enjoy the game. You can play it as your best ‘losing’ game. There is joy in playing the game itself, not just in winning. A game of solitaire is a metaphor for life.Sometimes, we can’t have the relationship or the job we want, or be successful in every venture. However, we can still try, as we may yet be able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. No one knows how it will go; yet, we continue to play the game and enjoy it. It’s important to let go gracefully if we lose. If one keeps thinking about losing, it can be excruciating.

It’s important to concentrate on playing the game to the best of one’s ability. The joy of playing the game is different from the joy of winning. There is fun in playing the game itself. The joy of winning is only for a few, but the joy of playing the game is for all.

One can enhance one’s enjoyment by increasing one’s expertise in playing the game. We can do it by applying our intellect, learning from others, learning from our mistakes, and by being observant and thoughtful. Just as there are many games and many hands to be dealt with, there are many facets of life.