"Life is like a chess game, you and fate are playing, and when fate made a move, you have to stop just for a moment and think. Why this move? What are the hidden motivation? Moreover, what are your prospects and your options? You must counteract so you'll win whatever you choose to play was it the long way or the short one"
However, seriously, that is very hard for the normal person, even for me. I wish I could have options A, B, or C for each problem I have to face. It's difficult enough to figure out a one solution, how about two or three for just in cases..?
Even though, I believe that, we should be strategists and very simple minded at the same time. Yeah, that is a strange combination, it's a contradiction actually. But, what can I say , life is full of contradictions. Anyway, what I meant by that is we should face life with a bit of carelessness and less of anxiety for what it could throw at us and just enjoy the game and move with the wave till it pass because we are already prepared for what may come after. But at the same time we must not forget why we are doing this, why we started and what we aim for, otherwise we are lost.