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Joe Ink
Student @ University of Abuja
Student @ University of Abuja
THE GAME CALLED LIFE
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<p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>Opening line: “There is a game called life. Even if you win, you will still die.”</p><p><br/></p><p> Storyline</p><p><br/></p><p>Everyone envied Adrian. By thirty five, he had the mansion, expensive cars, awards, and businesses people dreamed of. His calendar was full, but his life was empty. He missed his father's last birthday, ignored his best friend's wedding, and kept promising his daughter, “Next weekend.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Then, one ordinary morning, he attended the funeral of a former classmate a man who owned almost nothing but whose burial was overflowing with people whose lives he had touched.</p><p><br/></p><p>On the drive home, Adrian couldn't stop thinking: If life ends for everyone, what does winning really mean?</p><p><br/></p><p>He began noticing things he'd been blind to: his mother's unanswered calls, his daughter's drawings tucked into his office drawer, and an old bench where his late father used to wait for him after school.</p><p><br/></p><p>Instead of abandoning success, he redefined it. He worked, but he also laughed with his family, visited friends without waiting for an occasion, helped strangers quietly, and made memories instead of only making money.</p><p><br/></p><p>Years later, when Adrian's own time came, people didn't gather to admire his wealth. They gathered because he had made them feel seen, loved, and remembered.</p><p><br/></p><p>The greatest victory in the game of life wasn't dying rich it was living in a way that outlived death.</p><p><br/></p><p> *Moral Lesson* </p><p>You can't win against death, but you can win at living. Build your future, chase your dreams, but don't postpone love, kindness, and memories. In the end, what remains isn't what you owned it's the lives you touched.</p>
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