When Chess Draws Strangers
It gets lonely sometimes, friends are busy sorting their own lives and so one is unable to hangout or do things together as often as one would wish. I found a guy who solved that problem. He walked into the Starbucks cafe, found a table, pulled out his chess board and set the pieces in place. Obviously I got curious. He leaned back and listened to music streaming from his head phones. A man who had just bought his cup of coffee donned the most curious smile, before I knew it they were engaged in a game of chess. He left. The next moment a girl took the seat and was making her moves. They barely talked, they just played. Strangers drawn by a game of mutual interest. I'm reminded of " Queen of Katwe " and how Phiona Mutesi's interest in Chess opened the door to her dreams of becoming a grand master some day. smile emoticon . "The size of your dreams must always exceed your capacity to achieve them" Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.