Snakes and Ladders

This Christmas, we finally had some rest days for family time and my niece MaJian wanted to keep playing the board game Snakes and Ladders.  After the nth game, I asked MaJian what lessons she had learned from the game:

1.  We shouldn't cheat because that's bad.  Sometimes you win.  Other times you lose, but the important thing is that you're having fun and you enjoy the game.

2.  Ladders help you climb fast in the game. Ladders in life are hard work, discipline, good communication, persistence, kindness and respect. 

3.  Snakes make you slip down the board game.  Snakes in life are anger, shouting, not listening and not helping.

4.  Sometimes we are up and sometimes we are down, but always we need to keep playing.

Merry christmas!