Today, I played Rockband and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Earlier today, I was telling Armen how lame it is that he plays this race car video game of his. Every Sunday, it is my duty to make sure that he doesn't turn the Playstation on, but today, I told him he could have two hours of play. Then, tonight, I participated in some game playing myself, with a few people. It was my first time playing those games; I was extremely lost in the game, the control, buttons, and everything going on with the double screen, but it didn't stop me from getting into it and trying it out.
Last Sunday I asked Armen why/how he could play for that long. I said, "How can you just sit there for hours, and play that stupid thing, knowing that you're wasting your time?" He just replied, very calmly, "It takes my mind off of things." I didn't understand what he was talking about, until today. During the time that we spend paying attention to what's going on in this whole other world, we forget about ourselves, our surroundings, our problems, and our lives. We become the player in the game, and nothing else really matters. It's just like being at a casino and gambling for hours, but the better choice of the two, in any case.
I have a Super Nintendo at home, but I don't bring it down from the storage because I know what it'll do to me. Mario is the one game I've been attached to as a kid, so I'd rather not see him for now. I'd rather stick to this occasional, social game playing than get stuck on trying to save the princess from all the castles.
Tip of the Day: Spend some time playing video games, but not too much time. You'll notice that it's nice to find your inner child once in a while and forget about adulthood.
"The things which the child loves remains in the domain of the heart until old age. The most beautiful thing in life is that our souls remaining over the places where we once enjoyed ourselves." Kahlil Gibran
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