Gee, Tom, I played your game and was left at the end with just my horse (my passion). In a way this fits me pretty well, and it would be no surprise (especially to Del), that I dropped my cow (basic needs) first. Then I sacrificed my lion (pride). I dropped the monkey next (children), and then my sheep (friendship). HOWEVER, I am not sure that Japanese archtypes really work in western culture. So many symbols are sharply different in meaning between western and eastern culture (the Chinese use of the color 'red' comes to mind immediately). I suspect basic understandings of these symbols are imbedded in our primitive brains, but since I am not Japanese my primitive brain reads the game differently.
I just used logic in solving the puzzle. In reality I would certainly sacrifice my passion, and in fact my life, as most parents would, for the survival of my child. I simply assumed that cows, lions and monkeys either could not graze, or were not of much help, in the desert, and jettisoned them first. The sheep I didn't much care for, but she was a sturdy animal who could survive longer than the cow, and might also provide milk for me. I kept the horse because I am very lazy, and wanted to ride, not walk, out of the desert!!!!! |
