Virtual Reality a second chance at life?

Many of you have heard of Second Life, the computer virtual reality game/life that lets you pay real money to do, well anything you want really. It is a chance to do the things you always wanted to do but could never do. It is a chance to be who you truly are. However, when that life crosses over into reality, that is when scary becomes tragic.

It is hard to believe that a murder could be solved because of a life on a computer game, but it’s true, a murder was solved because of the Second Life game. A man was so enraged by the happenings inside the game and how his life was becoming nothing like he wanted; he killed the person, the real person who was holding him back in the game. Im sorry, when you get so engulfed in a game that you become irate enough to kill a human being because they are holding you back, then you have serious problems and the so called game needs to be seriously analyzed.

 

That’s not to say that I am against these virtual reality lives. They are a blessing in disguise, for those that can handle it. Would I waste my real hard earned money to make fake money? Probably not, in fact not probably, Hell No! No matter how much life sucks there is no way in hell I would pay real money to make fake money and be rich and powerful in a fake life. Im not sure how some people find that rewarding, but I know myself and real is different then fake. If I want power, Im going to go get it in the real world. Yeah, the real world sucks and it’s tough as all hell to win in it, but that’s the beauty of it. You keep getting up after you are knocked down. You keep rising till you get what you what so determined to get. In the end, life is extremely rewarding for those who gave it their all. If you fail, then you didn’t give it your all.

 

If you want to escape life, then rent a movie, write a book, or day dream! If you so wish to play games that make you feel real, then do that too. By all means knock yourself out, but don’t go taking it so seriously that you are outraged enough to kill someone over it. Remember, in retrospect, it’s just a game!

 

Honestly, what happened to the good ol’ fashioned reading a book and using your imagination? What happened to watching TV to forget about the world? Previously I wrote that TV is making us fat but in this instance I think I will make the exception for you to watch it instead of killing someone else. I did have a great comment on that article made by good friend Jen. She made a good point in mentioned the fact that it is up to your parents and how they raise you. I believe that is very true. So ask yourself now, did your mother raise you to play a game on the internet that gives you a second life and a chance to be happy in virtual reality and not real life? Or did she raise you to accept life and be happy with what you have and to always strive for more? Yea, that’s right think about that.

 

What would your mother think?

 

I should start a new bracelet, WWMT (what would mother think).

Back on track here, I am not discouraging you from playing games or doing whatever it is you like to do on the internet and your computer. What I am saying, is that don’t let it consume your life to the point where it becomes your life. True life is so much better then fake life. You get to touch and feel and smell. A computer can only tell you those feelings; they can’t make you feel them, not yet at least.

 

So I leave you with this today. Ponder what your mother has always taught you. Ponder how happy you are with life and see if you really need a second life to make you happier. Ponder the thought of finding alternate ways of forgetting the world. Finally, ponder life itself, you will be amazed at how long it takes you to figure it out.

 

Tip of the day: Day dream a little, it might make you a tiny bit happier.