Something that brightened up my day…
Extract from an interview with Vladimir Kramnik, current World Chess Champion:
Interviewer: …Einstein once said: “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal.” Which goals does Vladimir Kramnik still have?
Vladimir: “Well, everybody has some goal in life. At different times one has small goals. One of them I have achieved: I became world champion. I always have small goals and tackle them one at a time, step by step. The much bigger goal remains to become a happy individual and to have a family. That is a wonderful situation that one must strive for. And it doesn’t disturb your chess…”
Well, one of my goals is to finish in the top half at the European Pinball Championships. But whilst having a family might not disturb your pinball playing, I doubt the reverse is true. Having a dozen pinball machines in your living room would definitely affect your family life!
