Life is Literally a Game

[marcjb]

I'm posting this here because I'm using this theory in reference to approaching someone that you are attracted to.

 

I'm not really a gamer anymore, but I've played my fair share of them when I was a teenager. When you play a video game, do you think twice before going up to a non-player character, or even someone else that's playing in an online role playing game? Chances are, not really. Right?

 

When I say life is literally a game, I'm not saying that aspects are similar. I'm saying it because I believe we really are in what is essentially a virtual reality. Call it the matrix, or whatever you like. It's difficult to really wrap ones head around it because we are immersed in it.

 

So, here's what I'm getting at. I was thinking about this yesterday in relation to being outgoing and meeting people. If you really take a step back mentally and understand that you are essentially playing a game in this reality, doesn't it automatically make you more optimistic and stop over-thinking when it comes to putting yourself out there and meeting people?

 

It does for me. It also makes the past feel a lot lighter and the future more optimistic. I need to remind myself of this more often.

Edited July 2, 2014 by marcjb

[Moonborn]

I feel that it is an interesting point of view as long you don't actually treat life like a game. You can't reload here, so *some* decisions need to be taken carefully. But when it comes to meeting new people yeah I think it is an interesting approach to be less stressful about it.

[Targetlock]

interesting and positive point of view, and if that person doesn't work out there is always somebody else life works in mysterious ways it seems.