The Game of Life

Calculus was exhausting! It gives me a relief that our exams week has just ended. We have enough time to do the things that we haven’t done for a couple of days. Just like unlimited texting, watching television, and so forth.
But wait! We are still tied up with all those sorts of projects. So, to fulfill one of those projects, some of my friends and I went to the internet café in close proximity to our school. Yet, as we saw a classmate of ours playing something on his PC, we got so curious and tried to play as well. We were amazed by the games’ high tech gears and got so thrilled to join in.
Without hesitance, our classmate introduced to us this pastime. It is popularly called as Counter-Strike. Well, this game is an encounter between two forces. These are the terrorists and the counter-terrorist forces. You can be part of one of those groups. Both teams aimed to win against each other by killing each member of their opponent.
For the first time, we played this game. We very thrilled and ecstatic, then. As we come across our enemies, we got easily killed. We just can’t help but to laugh our heart out. I even got teary eyes because of laughing too much. As more familiar faces joined, the game got extremely exciting. There were more opponents who wanted to take your life, and more forces to help you out. It was like a mini-battlefield.
The day after, my friends and I played the same game. Compared yesterday, we got better in winning against the enemies. Yet, I still got the difficulty of accurately shooting the enemies.
Honestly, to be involved in this game can be pretty fun. No wonder, a lot got addicted of playing this. High tech gears and the thrill are not the only factors that make this game popular. It also teaches some values in an enjoyable way. These values are the ones that can be applied even to our daily lives.
To enumerate some, these are perseverance, teamwork, patience, courage, self-preservation, calmness and sportsmanship. It may sound O.A. or over acting, but these values were really applied in the said game.
Unity or teamwork was exposed when you have to work with your mates to win over your opponents. Then, you must not give up finding all your enemies and eradicating them. Perseverance and patience can be witnessed in that scene. You must also be courageous enough to fight against your enemies. Next, calmness is important in the game. If you lose your composure during the game, you can easily be killed. Self-preservation is also exhibited. You have to make the necessary actions to make yourself safe and your teammates. Afterward, whether you win or lose, you should be humble enough to take everything.
Video games like Counter-strike may give values that we can apply in our everyday lives. But, don’t be too addicted with it that you are overspending and left a hole in your mother’s pocket. Try to play it in moderation. As what a popular saying goes, “Too much of something is bad enough.”