Carom ..

Carom (4 pockets + coins ( x black + x white) + 1 Queen + 3 Players + 1 YOU)

Last year on the occasion of "The Good Winning over the Evil/Bad" i.e. Diwali, my company organized Sport events - Carom, TT, Cards etc.

CAROM BEING MY FAVOURITE INDOOR SPORT, I nominated myself for the Doubles!

My partner and me (Doubles) were made to play with various contenders (teams), Well did reach the Semi-Finals.. yayy!


I realized something!

All the teams I was playing with, In the END had the same strategy as We had - To Win The Game!

But.. Difference lie when it came to "How to Win the Game"!!

My Partner and I intended to get as many coins into the pockets as we can. Simple eh!

But there were few teams which had a different way of playing the Game (which truly speakin I never thought of)

These teams "How to Win the Game" was based on the "Architecture of blocking" as many pockets as they can with their coins so that the other team doesn't get a pocket free to Goal/ even to strike !! .... Amazing!

[For those who are unaware of the second concept: well its like blocking the surrounding space of the crease (2 parallel lines) from where you take the strike!!... so that you are left with no space to Actually take the STRIKE!! ... AND also blocking the surroundings of the pockets ..so that even if the STRIKER manages to take a STRIKE, it doesn’t end up the in the pocket ...WORST.. The Other Team’s coin may end up in the pocket!! ahhh... I Hate that!! :( ]

Well, to first reaction …....awwwww .. watt the hell - I Was Stunned .... then Disturbed ... and then Amazed .... and then finally Chuckled!!

Gosh!!
If they knew the ART of blocking ....then why not ART of Goaling?? Anyhow ..skills are required in either cases! Rgt!??

Anyways, I loved this new ART!! ... naayyy ...for those who think its unfair..Well I dont think so!

Just the way ... Instant Coffee / Decoction Coffee ...end product remains same! How to make ..Different! (Tastes Different too :P)

Well..My Take..



The one's who aim only on Goaling END up the most skilled!!
How ?
Well this set of people have a clear GOAL/OBJECT in the GAME i.e THE GAME.

Face hurdles - attempt to clear the hurdles - failures seen in clearing the hurdles - sometimes succeed -sometimes don't - but in the end.... They have acquired "THE ART"

ART of " Playing "!

Now substitute

CaROm bOaRd = LiFE
pOCkETS = OuR GoAlS
QUeEn = lUcK
CoInS = ThE DeCiSiOnS We tAke
cOiNs BlOckiNg = OtHeR's DeCiSiOnS
STriKeRs = oNE yOu n oThErS ....jUsT OtHeRs!!