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The Game of Life
This past weekend my daughter and I went to Staples to pick up a few office supplies. We had already completely several errands before arriving at Staples, so I was determined to get in and out of the store quickly. When we entered the store, she asked me if she could take me to the aisle where the games were. I told her that we were at Staples and they didn’t sell games. Nevertheless, she insisted so I followed. To my surprise, Staples has a section for board games and other little toys. Somehow, she managed to find this section of the store on her first visit and I’ve been there a million times and have never even seen it.
Staples had a good number of games to choose from; all classics like Sorry, Monopoly, and Scrabble. The game I encouraged her to choose was the game called Life. She had never heard of it before, but I told her I used to play it as a kid and that I think she too would have fun playing it.
As soon as we got home, she wanted to play the game. And of course, being the wonderful father that I am, I happily agreed. For those of you who have never heard of this game, I’ll quickly explain what it is and how it’s played. The game, Life, was created in 1960 and is about the choices you make as you progress through life and how those choices can negatively or positively impact your life as it progresses. To start the game, each person chooses one of two paths. One path is to…
