Learning life lessons through games
Learning life lessons through games
Learning life lessons through games
By Judith Sutherland
November 12, 2020
Summary
403 B.C. Just recently, a memory came to me of my maternal grandparents sitting at their kitchen table, drinking their Sanka and playing dominoes, while I played with toys at their feet.
Always curious, I wanted to know if I could learn to play the next game.
"Do you want to play the winner? I'm going to be the winner of this one," my soft-spoken grandfather said with a wink.
Playing games Anyone who lived in the quiet country learned that playing games was, in some ways, the entire entertainment package, in the days before television, or even in the early days of its arrival.
My sisters taught me how to play Go Fish and Old Maid, and I vaguely recall another called Uncle Wiggly.
My Aunt Marilyn taught me Parcheesi, the worn-out board showing generations of play.
Cards Nearly every weekend, it seemed, my parents invited friends to play cards, or we were welcomed into the home of one of their friends.
Children had the bonus of free time with other kids, playing outside if the weather cooperated.
Life lesson No matter what we played, there were few distractions.
We concentrated on the game, and one of the biggest lessons was taught every single time we played: we learned how to be diplomatic winners and good losers.
Reference
Sutherland, J. (2020, November 12). Learning life lessons through games. Retrieved November 16, 2020, from https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/learning-life-lessons-through-games/637845.html