What does the saying 'Once the game is over the king and the pawn go back in the same box' mean?

Answer 1

In the game of Chess, a pawn is a 'man' (piece) of the lowest value, therefore

if you say someone is just a pawn means his place is not important in the scheme of things. It also implies that he has been manipulated.

When Oswald was arrested after President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, he claimed he was just a "patsy" or fall guy; he could have said, "I'm just a pawn."

Answer 2

After death, we will all go to the same place

ANSWER:

The power of kings and the poverty of pawns is only a game. These players can only enjoy their hierarchy while the game is in play.

In a Chess game, King is the most valuable piece, pawn the least. But once the game is over, both return to same box from which they were taken out. Now if we think a little bit on this, we can see some disturbing meanings where lies the actual power of this saying.

box can mean a coffin, and returning to box signifies death. So its like, the position or the power we hold is of no significance once we die. Its about the meaningless pride we keep on the illusionary positions we "have". Like i am manager, or i am the boss, he is a silly garbage collector and so on.

It also tell us that, the pieces in a chess board doesnt play the game themselves. Someone plays using them. So this saying in a way reminds us that the game we are inside is actually played by someone else, we are only His/Her pieces.. Another reason to get rid of the stupid pride!

[apologies if i bored anyone]

I believe this means that at the end of the day there is no respector of person/s. We are all equal and the same, none better than the other. We are all of the same flesh, the same corrupt flesh.