Level 99

This is an emotional post. Continue reading at your own discretion.

Sometimes I wonder, how would life be if all I needed to do was to gain experience, fight mindless battles and level up to 99?

They say, games simulate life, yet I think, it's far from perfect. A character in a typical RPG game has a life which may be far from good, but he ultimately gains trust from people around him, build up a team of great allies and eventually defeat an ultimate evil which threatens the existence of something or someone he holds dearly to. Such a life can be said to be nobel, quixotic or even simple.

If only life exists for the sole purpose of defeating a single entity, then life wouldn't be full of contradictions and ironies. It would definitely be purpose driven, exciting and full of challenges.

What is the ultimate evil I need to defeat? Who am I protecting? What am I going through life for? The answers to all these questions undeniably kills me bit by bit at times, and sometimes, when given the option to give up or continue, I face a very big dilemma. When will "Game Over" be?

Today I switched off my game console and realised that life is so different from games.