Last week was the crowning of a monumental point in my life. Last week I finally hit the age of 30(shout out to all my Aquariuses) and the weeks prior to my birthday were consumed with a lot of introspective thinking. I started to look at all the triumphs and failures. At first I was in somewhat of a bad mood. I mean 30 is a different feeling of age than when you turn 21 or 25. I felt staring at 30 that I hadn’t nearly accomplished what I wanted to in my life. Then two days before my birthday I had an epiphany that really put my life and life in general in a new perspective. I came to the conclusion that…Life is like a Dice Game.

This concept isn’t something I came up with by any means. During my wallowing introspective thinking my I-tunes shuffle played Nas’ “Life is like a Dice Game”. It was like a light bulb came on in my head. I started to begin to jot down aspects of playing Craps/Dice and how it mirrors the way life is. Just like a back alley dice game is totally different from a casino game of craps life has different variables to them . *If you need to learn more basic ideas of a dice game/craps (click here)*

Sometimes there are just some people in life who will just be able to roll 7s and 11s

Sometimes we look at some one else’s life and think to ourselves “Damn, homie always seems to have all the luck in the world…Why can’t I have just a bit of his luck?” We wonder how it seems this person always seems to be in a better position in this game of life. There are many factors that go into it that many people will say such as they are more prepared, better groomed, and have a foresight that many others don’t have. Though all those things are correct there is one thing that is left out and that is…some people just are able to roll 7 and 11s better than other people.

It may sound funny but there are just some people who are able to throw that 7 or 11 on the first roll a lot more than others. There are some people who just have better luck than others. Plain and Simple! They say that life isn’t fair and this is the ultimate reason it isn’t. We would like to think that all the good we do, knowledge, and positioning will get us where we want to be. But, usually it takes just as much luck as preparation to get success in whatever we want to do in life.

Life doesn’t always give you the best start on the come out

Most of us are not going to have the luxury or luck to roll a 7 or an 11 on the first rolls in life. Many of us start out the game of life rolling a 5, 9, and maybe even snake eyes. We aren’t all born with a wealth, a great parent base, the most athleticism, supreme intelligence, or effervescent beauty. We may just simply be Terry or Karen. (See my post “The Myth of Rags to Riches”)

It’s a reality that we have to really grab hold to and understand. We may start out with the ability to roll 7s or 11s often or even grab our point at an easier pace than others. The difference is our ability to be able to see understand what we can roll and bet on our life according to what we know. Just because you not rolling 7s and 11s frequently don’t mean you can’t win the game. If pay attention to how the dice are being rolled one can put themselves in a better position to win. One has to figure out a way to generate some passes and points. One can still manifest their own destiny.

We have to be weary or understand that some games come with crooked dice

Every facet of life can be looked at as a different game of dice. With that being said every game has its different rules within the dice game. Within these “games” there may be a higher chance of the game being fixed or the there could be crooked dice being used. The crooked dice is the manipulation of people and things upon life and what one wants accomplish. Every person or entity isn’t good. Regardless of how “good”, “nice”, “hardworking” you are it may not be good enough because someone or something maybe rigging the game with some loaded dice.

For instance, so you are working at a top Accounting firm trying to make your way up the corporate ladder. You are doing everything possible to try to gain a promotion. I mean you are getting your points in this dice game. You think there is no way you think you won’t receive the promotion to bigger/better dice game(corporate climbing) when you find out you lost on the promotion to someone nowhere close to being as qualified as you are. You then come to find out that your supervisor and the person who received the promotion over you are now in-laws.

There are many factors that may have went into you not receiving the promotion but one of the glaring things you may have to realize is that maybe the game you are playing as crooked dice involved. One has to try to be able to see if the game they are playing is crooked. After one understands the game they are playing is crooked the person has only two choices:

1. Take their money and cut their loses why they can and try to go to a game that is more comfortable to them or less crooked.

2. Understand that the dice being thrown on the table are crooked and figure out a way to place bets and move around the dice being thrown out on the table.

How do you feel? Is life like a dice game? Or is life simpler than this?

Stay tuned for Part II…

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