In chess, we create imbalances and try to use those imbalances to eek out a victory.
E.g., trade a bishop for a knight, sacrifice a pawn for better development, etc.
No one really wants a boring balanced game throughout and no one plays for a draw, for fun anyway, strategy for tournament victories etc. aside.
Similarly in life, we create imbalances to differentiate ourselves and then use that differentiation to pursue our goals. Life is never fair anyway, so we don't have to make that decision to create that imbalance. It is given. The only question is how can we use that differentiation to eek out an advantage where we can leverage on?
