Logic has no imagination
"Failing isn't the end of the world. Quitting is."
- moi?
"At the end of this, no one will remember what you said. But people will remember what you do."
- Arthur Smith, C.E.O. of GS1 Canada
"i want what all men want. i just want it more."
- Kobe Bryant
"Heart is what separates the good from the great"
- Michael Jordan
"Sometimes...
only the struggle makes it worth it...
only the pain makes it sweet...
and only victory is the answer"
- Nike
"When that blood gets riled up, you're still going to see some of what they say is immaturity."
"It's not what you know. It's what you can prove."
-Denzel Washington in Training Day
Lyrics:
Kanye West - I Wonder
Find your dreams come true
And I wonder if you know
What it means, what it means
[chorus]
And I wonder if you know
What it means, what it means
And I wonder if you know
What it means to find your dreams
I've been waiting on this my whole life
These dreams be waking me up at night
You say I think I'm never wrong
You know what, maybe you're right, aight
[chorus]
You say he get on your fucking nerves
You hope that he get what he deserves, word
Do you even remember what the issue is
You just trying to find where the tissue is
You can still be who you wish you is
It ain't happen yet
And that's what the intuition is
When you hop back in the car
Drive back to the crib
Run back to their arms
The smokescreens
The chokes and the screams
You ever wonder what it all really mean
[chorus]
And I'm back on my grind
A psychic read my lifeline
Told me in my lifetime
My name would help light up the Chicago skyline
And that's what I'm
Seven o'clock, that's primetime
Heaven'll watch, God calling from the hot lines
Why he keep giving me hot lines
I'm a star, how could I not shine
How many ladies in the house
How many ladies in the house without a spouse
Something in your blouse got me feeling so aroused
What you about
On that independent shit
Trade it all for a husband and some kids
You ever wonder what it all really mean
You ever wonder if you'll find your dreams
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
i hate losing at chess
guess i'm a little rusty after not playing for 2, 3 months, but i was.. shocked and stunned when i made my 1 error... i played a good game up to that point... i gave myself a chance to win... but 1 dumb move was all it took for me to lose..
there's something bout losing at chess that makes me uneasy.. it's different from losing at other things.. in school, you can always say the teacher was biased or the tests were extremely difficult... in sports you could always blame it on the teammates, the refs, the weather, the opponents getting lucky, etc. however, in chess, you are in control of your own fate.. you get to control the pieces... you get to trick the opponent.. whatever good moves, you take credit for it... but it's the same for your bad moves as well... and very often, 1 bad move is all it takes for you to lose..
in chess, you are in control of your outcome... win, lose, or draw, it's decided by you... so when i lost today, i knew it was my fault.. i couldnt blame it on anything... thats why i'm so angry, since i made a bad judgement call...
it's such a complex game.. so many different scenarios are possible in the game... there's more than 20,000 moves you can make on your 1st 2 moves of the game.. wow
but isnt life like chess as well? there are many choices to make.. you make good choices, you feel good... but if you make a bad choice, you will be punished... the opponent in life is basically satan.. you make good moves, you avoid sin, and God is happy... you make bad moves, you sin, and satan is happy since he takes more and more pieces of yours... if you make too many bad moves, satan will eventually have your whole heart, and not just bits and pieces of it.. and you will lose... to satan... and be punished...
however, if you win.. you'll have defeated satan, and God will be happy.. and you'll be happy
