The more I learn and hear from professionals in the working field the more this idea becomes apparent; that life is indeed a game. In fact, everything about life is a mini game within a game itself. Think of it.
In games, there are rules and regulations that you have to abide by in order to avoid penalties or any unwanted consequences. In a society, we have the law. At home, we have the rules and regulations that your parents have set for you. In school, we have school rules and standards. In college, we have rules. You obviously see where I'm going with this. As for the penalties and repercussions, we have prisons, detentions, expulsions, 'domestic' punishments (being grounded, doing chores for a week, etc) and being fired.
So I have established that we are all players of this ginormous game of games. If we play it right, we reach the end and be winners. If we cheat, we have a risk of getting caught. If we go against the rules, we suffer consequences. Some of us will reach the finish line faster than others. Some of us will encounter more challenges and obstacles in our way but with patience will always reach the finish line. If you're really smart, you can manipulate your destiny; in fact you could play the game in a way that other people play it for you instead.
Everything about life is a variable; time, other players' strategies, your connections with other players and sometimes even mere luck. And like all games, sometimes we regret making certain moves. These are the decisions we make in life, the choices we have, the opportunities that lay before you and the paths you take determine the speed at which you reach the end of the game.
The more I dwell into this the more I realize that all I need to do in life is play the game. However, I and everyone out there have different ways to approach this game. We could either take control of every aspect of the game or we can let other players take control of you. Let's admit it here, ideally we would like to take control of the game. But the only vulnerability here is being involved in other players' game as well. Life is never black and white. In fact, life is a heap load of gray. My 'tactic' on this is to learn to play the game.
During my winter break, I would hear this quote "all you need to do is to know how to play the game." And it is now that I realize that everything around us is a game. We just need to learn the rules and regulations and learn how to play the game.
So I end here. GAMERS! There is more to gain at the finish line beside the feeling of accomplishment. In fact, the finish line is never the same at any point in time because we have different levels of contentment and goals to succeed. But we should never think that we are inadequate to achieve or that we are unworthy of great happiness.
HAPPY 2011!
In games, there are rules and regulations that you have to abide by in order to avoid penalties or any unwanted consequences. In a society, we have the law. At home, we have the rules and regulations that your parents have set for you. In school, we have school rules and standards. In college, we have rules. You obviously see where I'm going with this. As for the penalties and repercussions, we have prisons, detentions, expulsions, 'domestic' punishments (being grounded, doing chores for a week, etc) and being fired.
So I have established that we are all players of this ginormous game of games. If we play it right, we reach the end and be winners. If we cheat, we have a risk of getting caught. If we go against the rules, we suffer consequences. Some of us will reach the finish line faster than others. Some of us will encounter more challenges and obstacles in our way but with patience will always reach the finish line. If you're really smart, you can manipulate your destiny; in fact you could play the game in a way that other people play it for you instead.
Everything about life is a variable; time, other players' strategies, your connections with other players and sometimes even mere luck. And like all games, sometimes we regret making certain moves. These are the decisions we make in life, the choices we have, the opportunities that lay before you and the paths you take determine the speed at which you reach the end of the game.
The more I dwell into this the more I realize that all I need to do in life is play the game. However, I and everyone out there have different ways to approach this game. We could either take control of every aspect of the game or we can let other players take control of you. Let's admit it here, ideally we would like to take control of the game. But the only vulnerability here is being involved in other players' game as well. Life is never black and white. In fact, life is a heap load of gray. My 'tactic' on this is to learn to play the game.
During my winter break, I would hear this quote "all you need to do is to know how to play the game." And it is now that I realize that everything around us is a game. We just need to learn the rules and regulations and learn how to play the game.
So I end here. GAMERS! There is more to gain at the finish line beside the feeling of accomplishment. In fact, the finish line is never the same at any point in time because we have different levels of contentment and goals to succeed. But we should never think that we are inadequate to achieve or that we are unworthy of great happiness.
HAPPY 2011!
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