he mentioned how there are some people who are just main characters and others who are supporting characters. he described a main character as a person who lives a long and happy life with a guaranteed happy ending to the story. the character of a person does not matter, but rather how a person chooses to live or survive. everyone lies (thanks to House) and everyone has secrets (thanks to Dexter), and through the lies and secrets, people cover them up in different ways. It is what people cover up and how they cover it up that is interesting.
i don't really agree with the whole main character analogy because i feel that we can't assume people are going to live a happy life. people change from being a "main character" to a "supporting" character and vice versa and over time, perspectives change. i actually believe everyone is a supporting character for God's greater purpose, but that we are all main characters of our own lives. and if there is to be a distinction between main and supporting, are supporting characters doomed to live a sad and pathetic life? or is it ultimately our choice of how we live our lives and the path we choose?
he then made an analogy to chess. he told me how he sees the world as a big chessboard and that each person has the characteristics of a certain chess piece.
Kings: no one really expects it to do much, yet everyone protects him
Queen: the piece that has the most practical use on the board
Bishop: the piece everyone thinks they understand. it's either on a set of black squares or white squares, but only a few people really know what a bishops true strengths are
Knight: completely worthless to the casual player (usually one of the first pieces that are taken away) because they don't understand how it moves and it's annoying to the serious player because it basically does it's own thing. however, if you know how to use it, it's one of the last pieces that should be standing
Rook: more or less useless; easy to read; only valuable to smarter people
Pawn: the unknowns who sticks around long enough to be someone. these need some faith because eventually, they can become something. Pawns aren't uncommon, but the ones that survive are rare.
I'm the bishop... the one that everyone thinks they know, but really don't.
