When I was searching one of the popular online shopping site for something that I had wanted to buy, it showed up a few indoor board games for children in the home page.
I found "Monopoly" board game as one of the items that showed in the list. It seemed similar to the game we used to play as kids - Business. A little more research and I found that Business (the game we played when we were kids) and Monopoly were quite similar.
I remembered an incident that happened when we were playing this game. Me and A (who was like a little brother to me) were two of the players. The rest were made up of the elders in the family (who were usually free at that time). Me and A played the game very differently.
I was always cautious in buying a house or any other property and getting a bank loan. I did not like to spend more than what I had. I saved the game money and never took risks. On the other hand, A used to take risks. He never bothered if he had no money left or had to take huge loans from others or the bank. He just bought properties left and right.
R uncle who was A's father remarked one day after watching both of us play. He told us that A was just like him and I was just like my dad (who was uncle R's friend). I did not understand what he was saying at that time.
Today, when I reflect back on what happened, I realize that he was right in his observation. I work for a firm now and just like my dad never take any financial risks. I like to save all the money I make for my future. Whereas A is a successful business man.
It seems that the way we both played that game reflected our real life personalities.
I found "Monopoly" board game as one of the items that showed in the list. It seemed similar to the game we used to play as kids - Business. A little more research and I found that Business (the game we played when we were kids) and Monopoly were quite similar.
I remembered an incident that happened when we were playing this game. Me and A (who was like a little brother to me) were two of the players. The rest were made up of the elders in the family (who were usually free at that time). Me and A played the game very differently.
I was always cautious in buying a house or any other property and getting a bank loan. I did not like to spend more than what I had. I saved the game money and never took risks. On the other hand, A used to take risks. He never bothered if he had no money left or had to take huge loans from others or the bank. He just bought properties left and right.
R uncle who was A's father remarked one day after watching both of us play. He told us that A was just like him and I was just like my dad (who was uncle R's friend). I did not understand what he was saying at that time.
Today, when I reflect back on what happened, I realize that he was right in his observation. I work for a firm now and just like my dad never take any financial risks. I like to save all the money I make for my future. Whereas A is a successful business man.
It seems that the way we both played that game reflected our real life personalities.
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