Tug of War = Tug of Life

Tug of war or tug o' war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength.

Two teams of eight, whose total mass must not exceed a maximum weight determined for the class, align themselves at the end of a rope(approximately 10 centimetres in circumference). The rope is marked with a "centre line" and two markings four metres either side of the centre line. The teams start with the rope's centre line directly above a line marked on the ground, and once the contest (the "pull") has commenced, attempt to pull the other team such that the marking on the rope closest to their opponent crosses the centre line, or the opponents commit a foul (such as a team member sitting or falling down).

Both men and women participate.

By the self- declared power invested in me, I now document a new game with the same rules called "Tug of Life". Where in theory, each end of the rope is stacked
with the equal amount of physical weight, in reality it is easy for one
side to fall short in terms of intangibles.

What remains to be seen is if one can still overcome the other in a "Tug of Life" purely with weight, or purely with character.

To examine further, I can use this simple analogy: While with any team sport, having an all-star player (in this case a very physically strong person) can enhance the visibility, and even the chances of success for the team, it is still usually not achieved without help from the other team members. Likewise, the age-old underdog story of "you're as good as the weakest link" can illustrate that a group of people who are not individually as strong as the former, can collectively be stronger in the end, and more successful.

What the hell am I talking about?

I guess if you turn each end of a rope into a scale that weighs personality to experience, to determination, to outlook, to passion, to anything that matters, a little of each adds up to more than a lot of just one of something important.