The saying goes that sometimes the trees we see the forest and it is true. The development of everyday life, with its little nuances and hidden from us we are distracted at times all that makes up the reality that surrounds us with his metaphors.
In Spain tomorrow is Father's Day. My father has always loved to play chess. Even today, with his years he is passionate about getting the 3 plays to get to checkmate the white and both appeared on the cover of newspapers for some time. I know my father enjoys chess, cycling, drive, walk and eat not so fond of sweet because it says that if you start, you can not stop. Remembering these things gives me a bittersweet smile when I realize I have never yet known the things that my mother liked. If he had any hobbies or preferences, he never had time to develop. However, she always found the time to learn what we liked and needed , each and every one of us / as. I am consoled by the thought that before the end of his days he took over her life and decided as the courageous woman who was to return to work and do as well as independently. She already had given us a lot and now was his turn.
Chess is a game full of symbolism, which reflected the social class and power hierarchies, in every way. Pawns, towers, bishops , horses, Queen, King. In short, the working class, the church, the army, the political class.
All this symbolism has made me focus on the figure of the Lady. The role of the Lady, Lady movements, the name of the Lady. Is queen, but almost always refer to it simply as a lady. She is the part that can make a greater number of movements within the board, up, down, diagonal, horizontal, vertical scroll appears ... with great determination and in a frantic in their efforts to defend their kingdom and the king himself. Therefore, any player of that price would not change it for any other part. Because when you lose, you suffer an enormous strategic and psychological setback. You feel you've already lost the game or at least parts of a great disadvantage, you have to work very hard to overcome. And yet, paradoxically, that when you remove the most valuable piece, the game does not end. For this to happen we have to wait to drop the King, a bit static and versatile piece, shown little capacity to attack, even to defend themselves.
A whole range of parts with different qualities and potentialities , serving the King's weakness. Very symbolic.
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