When I was young, my dad used to tell me that life is like a game of chess. He would lean over the board, his eyes fixed not just on the next move, but on the chain of moves that would follow. He taught me that if I wanted to succeed, I needed to think several steps ahead – not only in the game, but in the game of life.

At the time, I thought it was just about strategy, about winning. But as the years went on, I realized that he was teaching me something far deeper. I experienced the patterns and that life is not random at all. It’s a series of deliberate moves, a dance of choices and consequences – a divine algorithm. And just like in chess, most people are only looking at what’s directly in front of them – their next move.

The problem is this – we live in a world where most of us have been taught to think only one move at a time. We’ve been programmed to react after, not to use our intuition before. To follow the system, not to question anything or be labeled a conspiracy theorist. The “system” prefers us this way – distracted by the next paycheck, the next headline, the next crisis – never realizing that someone else has already planned five, ten, twenty moves ahead.

Your subconscious mind is the hidden player in this game. Science tells us that around 95% of our thoughts, actions, and habits come from subconscious programming, while only 5% comes from conscious thought. Think about that – most of us are playing chess without even realizing that our moves are being made by old programming – by beliefs installed in us long ago by family, culture, religion, media, and society.

This is why many people feel stuck. They move the same pawns forward day after day, living out the same patterns, without ever asking why. And if you don’t know you’re programmed, you’ll keep repeating the same game because you don’t know you’re even playing – while those who designed the rules keep winning by fooling everyone into not questioning their existence – not playing the game you were made to play.

False Programming vs. Truth

The “false programming” of the system whispers: “You don’t have control.” “You’re just a piece on the board.” “The system is too powerful.” But the truth is, you are not just a pawn – you are the player. You are both the board and the one who moves the pieces.

Freedom begins the moment you realize that you can question the rules. That you can reprogram your subconscious mind to think not just one move ahead, but to see the entire board. To anticipate patterns. To break the cycles that keep humanity enslaved.

Every Article, a Piece of the Puzzle

That’s what this blog article is about specifically. Each article you read here is not just a random thought or a disconnected idea. Every piece is part of a much larger puzzle – about the world, about the subconscious mind, about breaking free from the systems that bind us.

My father’s advice wasn’t just about winning at chess. It was about living with complete awareness. About refusing to be blind to the bigger picture that is hidden between the lines. About remembering that life is not only about reacting to what’s in front of you, but about anticipating the unseen moves that shape what’s to come – and what’s to come couldn’t be more amazing.

So the next time you face a choice, big or small, pause and ask yourself – am I reacting to the move in front of me, or am I seeing the larger game?

Life isn’t just happening to you so to speak. You are not a passive piece on someone else’s board. You are a player with infinite potential, capable of rewriting your programming, capable of seeing through the lies, capable of living in truth and freedom.

And when enough of us learn to play the game with awareness – not as pawns but as players – the entire game changes. That is how humanity will finally win.

*This reflection is part of the larger journey I explore in my book, The Other 95%: Unleashing the Power You Forgot You Had. Each article here is a puzzle piece – but together, they form a map back to freedom.