Rather than saying that life is like a game, it's more accurate to say that a game is an easy way to put life...

life
is so complicated
and simple
at the same time

life
will require you to do something,
yet require you to surrender
at the same time

life
will feel like surviving
and living
at the same time

life
is the ugliest,
yet the most beautiful thing
at the same time

Inner child,
I know you’ve played this game before,
And you won, again and again,
You have many trophies, and I am proud of you for winning all those games,
But I’m sorry if it left you with so many scars
I’m sorry if it made you see life as a one big game,
Where winning is needed.

You don’t even want to win,
And you don’t even want to play the game.
I’m so sorry, I wasn’t there to protect you before,
But let me help you now.
Let me help you see that this life is not a game.
Playing games is done, you already won those.

So now, can we try, step-by-step, to live?
So now, can we try, step-by-step, to not have the winning mindset?
To just let go?

I’ll be patient, inner child.
But I hope you will remember that you don’t need to win now.
Games are done now.
Live.
I love you.

When all your life, you played chess with everyone you meet,
Outsmarting every move just to survive,
And now, it's hard to play a simple hopscotch.