Mercy Found Me

Checkmate is a game position in chess in which a player's king is threatened with capture and there is no legal move to escape the threat. Checkmate ends the game. Moreover, chess is a mirror of life, rich in metaphors for human experience. It is a pitched battle to the finish between opposing armies, yet completely non-violent, with no injuries ever reported from playing. It is a testing ground where we can experiment and act out personal dramas with no consequences other than wiping the board clean and starting over. A blend of primitive instinct and sophisticated calculation, it lets a player directly engage the mind of another human being—learning from experience, memorizing common patterns, methodically building a position, setting traps, analyzing variations, and finally moving in for the kill. And it is a canvas whereupon great players create masterpieces, like famous paintings, that can be enjoyed by generations to come. Here are a few things I have learnt from the ga...

I met him an year ago in a shopping mall during the festivities; he was new in the country and i really did not consider him, actually he never crossed my mind. To me he was not the kind of a guy that i would go for, he was nothing compared to my taste, well i would have liked him tall and a little bit fleshy while he was actually shorter not to mention shorter than me; to me he appeared like a young man in his late twenties or early thirties looking for a good time. Well i was not that person and so it never bothered me at all. I remember vividly meeting him twice or thrice but it never bothered or crossed my mind until i noticed that our meeting were too much coincidental.We started by exchanging pleasantries and of course introducing ourselves and since i learnt that he was new around i decided to invite him to a friends party that evening just too cut down boredom and that is how it all started. It took me two or so months of persuasion for me to be able to really accept him as my ...

Karen has had it with her boyfriend,Peter. He just doesn't get it. In order to get the kind of romance and special treatment she wants, Karen has to drop blatant hints, and even then, he only occasionally understands that she'd like him to "surprise" her with flowers, a compliment or dinner out. This relationship feels like so much work, and Karen wonders if it's worth it. Does it ever feel like your man just doesn't "get" you? Maybe you two are opposites and your differences are what drew you to one another in the first place. But, now it feels like those differences make it impossible for you to really communicate and connect. You end up disappointed and frustrated much of the time. Your man seems utterly clueless about what you like, what you want from the relationship and who you are. Even if you and your man aren't all that different, it can still feel like something essential is missing. Your man should know that you wanted chocolate inste...