Take A Look Around
It has been little under a month since i last committed my thoughts, part of that reason being the untimely decision of my graphics card to choke up and die on me. but no matter. i came back online and found almost everyone's blogs sad, depressing or just plain empty. so now i have something to tell you. it is interesting to note that i somehow survived two weeks without my computer. i know it sounds very selfish to talk about my exploits when everyone feels down but, like all things i do, there is a reason for it.But perhaps even more interesting to note is what i did in the two weeks of cybernetic isolation. yes, i admit that i do have a problem with not using my computer for more than five days (what is the point of spending so much on something if you are not going to use it for what it's worth?) so i think you have a pretty good idea of what those two weeks were like.
It is interesting to note how the human brain can adapt to so many situations. it is such a beautiful thing, the human brain is. when subjected to change it evolves to suit the situation, creating whole new solutions to the problems present, and i must add that these are unique solutions specially tailored to fit the individual's needs. in my case... well, you'll find out soon enough.
Gaming is my escape. i play games because i am in a situation otherwise unlikely on this world. war games, mind games, mindless games, i've tried a fair share. games give me escape, to galactic battles and winged robots and places where weapon proficiency determines survival. so it will come to no surprise that without so much as an inkling of comparable stimulation from the real world, the individual, i.e. me, would turn to studies to while the time away and, hopefully, get those annoying tutors who irk me so to get off my back, right? wrong. thankfully, my mind is more resourceful than i anticipated.
As the days wore on, i found my attention constantly drawn skywards. i never paid much heed to it until one late night when i was walking home from a hard day's climb. i looked up into the night sky and saw the stars and clouds and the velvet blackness returning the favour, twinkling at me as if they knew something i did not. then all of a sudden a cool breeze blew and i was high above the world, borne far away to distant galactic battles between factions of good and evil nestled among the stars, and valorous duels with gun and sword. then just as suddenly as it came the breeze ceased, and i was back to plain old ordinary Jared. all this while it had been at the back of my head, never taking centrestage but always there, veiled and unnoticed, until when need called, my mind drew upon its power to allay that deep blue funk that i couldn't seem to shake.
Then i realised. gaming had given my imagination something to feed on, and now with its absence, that imagination sprang forth to fill the gap gaming used to occupy. i no longer needed gaming to escape. it was all right here in my very mind. on the bus, in the classroom, in the lecture hall, i could see epic battles take place anytime, anywhere, wherever boredom and monotony sets in. all because i took a look around, and found a way out.
So find your escape. it doesn't have to be gaming. it could be a rock band playing on the lecture stage or a soccer match on the bus or whatever takes your fancy. so long as you have a sanctuary to escape to, you'll never feel too down or too out to do anything.
So take a look around. who knows? you may be surprised at what you can find.
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