CHECKMATE!

In chess, the Check forces you to move.If you didn’t - you’d be dead the next turn.So you waste a move, waste a precious moment in time.You lose tempo.You fall behind.Your opponent seizes the momentum.Then you die.Life has been checking you your entire life, you haven’t protected yourself.A Check is a consequence of failing to preempt attacks.CHECK.Now you can’t travel.CHECK.Now you can’t use your bank account.CHECK.Your girl leaves you.CHECK.Your employer fires you.CHECK.You could’ve stopped all of these. . .