Have you ever been told that you are obsessed with something? I don't like talking about myself in blogs so this is all about you. Heh. Anyway, let's talk about obsession. What is it? It's a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling... Well, at least that's what the dictionary says.
Okay.. Let's say that a lot of people tell you that you're obsessed with, uhh.. Videogames. Why? Just because you're using it the whole day? They tell you that you're addicted. They tell you that you're not doing anything productive. Well, it IS true that playing videogames the whole day is bad. But what exactly is your reason for playing that long?
Let's say you have little brothers and/or sisters. They love videogames as much as you do. You try to ignore them but your parents tell you that you should give them a chance. And as the older one, you try to be a good sibling by sacrificing your 'amusement' just so they could have fun. You smile at yourself. Doesn't it feel good to give? Doesn't it feel good to see somebody smile because of what you did?
Okay, so you more or less gave your PS2 to your siblings. Now what? You see them playing everyday and you finally realized that you're not getting your turn anymore. But you love them. What can you do? So you tried to play while they're asleep. Let's say thet they sleep at around 8 pm. Okay, PS time. But then everyone tells you that you should give your PS a break. It's been used the whole day. So as the obedient child you are, you turned it off.
And so the next day came. Your siblings went out to play. At last, you find yourself alone with your beloved piece of machinery. You turned it on.
The next day, you saw your siblings play videogames. You let them go. But wait a sec... Aren't they supposed to share it with you? I mean.. You're the one who bought it with your OWN MONEY. You now find it unfair.
So you told your parents about it.
"Mom, Dad, I just realized that my siblings are hogging the PS."
So they came up with a solution.
"Son, your siblings go out every saturday. You can play all you want once theyre out." So you're like, "Yeiii!!!!"
...
Saturday. You even marked it on your calendar that says "PS2 day". But then there are some saturdays when your siblings don't go out at all. So you only get to play for like.. Twice a week. More or less... And when you're free during weekdays and at the same time your siblings are not there, you're asked to do your chores. There's nothing you could do about it. After all, chores ARE more important that videogames.
Okay, so 'PS day' came. You played all day. You told yourself, "I rarely get to play like this... I should enjoy it while I still have time..." But then something's wrong. Everyone then starts to tell you that you're getting addicted. That, of course, is not true. You can live without it. It's the only thing that amuses you though. And you're too busy to find alternatives.
So you stop. You prove to them that you're not addicted by quitting and giving up videogames... Forever.
So what was your reason again? Ah yes... It's the only time you get to play. But like what I said earlier [im referring to my post before this], we dont always get what we want. I guess it's best to give it up when you have to. Sad isn't it? Nah, it's okay. YOU'LL be okay. It's for your own good anyway.
 Roelani08 · Fri Jun 08, 2007 @ 04:45am · 0 Comments |
