Life lessons from video games

   It has come to my attention that some people might criticize and say that ALL video games are violent, stupid and a waste of time. However, in my opinion it isn't. I have to admit that there are some games are like that, but not ALL. For me, I don't play much of those games but I have played those that are educational and give life lessons.
   I'll name some of the games I've played that have this kind of lessons. The first game would be Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4. You may not know this but this game actually teaches a person about facing the truth and being true to yourself. Instead of living in a life filled of lies and not having the courage to stand up the truth, you seek the actual truth and not living in a life of lies and letting your curiosity go.


   Another game would be its predecessor, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Like the title itself it is the same series, but the game teaches a person about continuing on living. It reflects on how life is. Going through many obstacles while balancing you own school life, teamwork and friendship. Through the obstacles ahead, you find yourself having a choice to even sacrificing you life for the sake of others, losing the ones you love, and beginning to move on as their sacrifice won't be in vein, but most importantly, you begin living your life fully and not waste your life.

   I guess I'll wrap it up with my last favourite game, Kingdom Hearts. Now to start off, of course its a fantasy game but a rather unique one. Playing a fantasy game that included all your childhood memories is fun right? Like Donald Duck, Goofy and Mickey Mouse. To my point, the game itself teaches friendship. Even though two friends are separated, they are not necessarily separated as both their 'hearts' are still connected. The other lesson would be light and darkness. Choosing between light and darkness is like choosing something good or bad in reality.

Is fiction life changing or not?

   Is fiction life changing or not? Well, in my opinion it is. Of course I have to admit that not all fiction is like what I stated earlier but there are some that have that category. For me, I love watching Japanese Animation and cartoons. Over the past years, they have changed me in my views of life. For some people, they might find it stupid that a person may find their life changed through fiction and not real live events, but not me.
  I'll give you a few examples of life changing quotes from fiction that inspired me to continue on. "Being alive is a sign of strength!", quoted by Erza Scarlet from my favourite japanese manga, Fairy Tail. It's direct and gives a person a huge impact if they were to give up on life. Nowadays, on the news, there are still teenagers or people commiting suicide because of social life and such. They just can't bear to stand all those pain and think they're just plain weak, but their wrong. Their alive, doesn't that prove that they have the strength to continue on with their life?

   Another example of a life changing quote is this."Fear is not evil. It tells you what your weakness is. An once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder", quoted by Gildarts Clive from Fairy Tail. It gives a deep meaning to a person who is always scared of their weakness. Once they know about their weakness, they'll get stronger.







  My last example of a quote would be this."I live for the ones I love", quoted by Juvia Loxar from Fairy Tail. If you loved someone who is no longer in this world, wouldn't it just give an impact to whether you should continue living or not? Instead of dreading in the past, live for them.

What I did on the holidays?

   The mid-term holiday that began a soon after the exams finished was rather plain and normal. The first thing I did when I got home was using the laptop. The first half week of the holiday was mainly me playing video games on my game console for almost 24/7.

   But to really start off the holiday was a birthday lunch with my god-sister, Thea, at McDonald on a Saturday. She's the daughter of Ms. Michelle and Mr. Daniel, principals of my school. It was very awkward moment for me because most of the people who came for the party was mostly teachers from my school. Most of them was from the elementary part from my school. It really was awkward. Though I did had a McDonald lunch to start the day. Doing what I usually do when on an outing, I took out my headphones and began listening to some music while playing my game console, again.

   Soon after that, I watched the latest episode of my favourite anime when I got home. At night, my 'crappy' laptop crashed and got the so-called 'blue screen of death'. Obviously I had to sent it to the workshop and get it fixed. Thus, a week with my laptop was gone.

   The next few days was rather boring but I got over my boredom with my video games. It wasn't that hard but it took about 4-5 days for me to finish it. It was a regular Japanese role-playing game that mainly focuses on strategy.

   Being honest here, I began to love the series after I played the third game. The game itself brings out bits of reality. It was called 'Persona'. As the name suggests, the series revolves around the inner self of a person. It brings out of what you actually are and that a person would find their resolution when they accept themselves as they are. 

    The third and fourth installment was mostly entertaining as it brings out socialising, life and truth. Even though the NPC's in the game are fictatious, I can actually relate how some people would have the same problem as them. At the very last day of my holiday, I got back my laptop, repaired and played the online game 'Maplestory'.

By what outward signs do you judge people when you first meet them.

   Outward signs that I judge people when I first meet them depends on how I see them. For example, when I see a person who is sleeping in class, I think of them as lazy but in reality, they could just be smart or just tired that they sleep in class.
   Secondly, sometimes rumor helps my judgement on people. Whenever I hear rumors like a person who helps everyone out and is nice could be rather rude when no one is looking. Who knows what cover a person puts up when they're in public. I usually don't make my expression to a person unless they start up a conversation with me.

   My judgement on people would also depend on how the person would talk to me. When a person were to strike up a conversation rudely, they could just be having a bad day. Not everything meets the eye. Who knows how the person we meet is like unless we get to know them personally.

Is it dishonest to lie to keep a secret? Why or why not?

   It is dishonest to lie to keep a secret because if a person were to lie to help a friend, it could have a bad effect on them at a future date.

   Some secrets are meant to be a secret, but not all of them especially if it concerns others. In certain situations, lying just to keep a secret can cause a misunderstanding by both the party. It is still called dishonest because lying is still considered to be in the same category. If a person was to be considered honest, they should tell things that are right but still careful about how the other person is feeling. For example, a girl asks her friend whether or not she looks good in the dress she just bought. The best friend doesn't think it looks good on her and instead of saying it looks ugly on her, she would just say 'It doesn't suit you'.

   Even though, the secret might hurt the other person, it is still right and as a true friend. If people were to be honest, they would begin to trust and have faith in one another. So as a true friend, we should be honest and trust each other in spite of a secret.