Choice

Yesterday at the beach I watched three kids play a game. The object was to hit the other two with a clump of wet sand (mud ball) without getting hit yourself. Whoever was hit the least at the end of the "round" won.

The game was made complicated by the number of participants, three. If it was simply one-on-one you could focus on the other person, but the extra player added an element. As you were tossing a mud ball at one the other could be throwing one at you, while you were looking in another direction.

This is just like life. You have players (some 6 billion and counting), each doing their best to win a game. Most, maybe all, are not specifically trying to hurt someone (OK, there's a possibility an eye may be hit, but if a player tried to hit someone in the eye they'd probably lose since that's counterproductive).

You also have choices to make at each turn, and strategy. Do I split my mud ball in two and try to hit both the other players? Do I focus on just one of the others? Do I simply try to avoid all incoming 'missiles'?

Life is a game! Play ball!!!

(and, GO YANKEES!!!)