Tidbits – It is a level playing field, it’s just not yours.

A level playing field is not about everyone having the same probability of success but about everyone playing by the same rules. The choice of the playing field, the game and its rules, are however, seldom in your hands (if they are, wait up, it’ll change sooner or later!). On this front it invariably is, ‘To each their own’, and you are not part of that equation! And if they get to choose their playing field, you need to play by their rules. Well, at least if you want to play!

To illustrate the point, you cannot appeal to the conscience of a snake or rationally negotiate a deal with a lion just as you cannot confront people with a stick to achieve your objectives. The field, the game and the rules are theirs. You can choose not to play. But if you do choose to play, and there is something to be won, you need to beat them at their game.