"don't let academics interfere with your education."
this simply means that there is more to education than academics. and that's the reason why i just can't burrow my nose into my books and ignore what's happening outside the four corners of the classroom.
let me share you five things i learned not in the academe, but in the virtual world - the world of Ragnarok.
1. never judge anyone just by looking at their avatars. an avatar is just an image representing a user in a multi-user virtual reality space. it's just a representation, not the person itself. you can never tell the true importance of a person by just looking at their characters. there's more beyond to what their avatars are wearing. most of the time, online gamers tend to befriend players who are rich, for the reason that they wanted to be with the "in" peeps, or worse, they wanted to be showered with expensive things from their rich friends. on the other hand, shabby characters are often ridiculed - nuff said.
2. don't be fooled. be a smart player. never trust other players easily. sometimes, players take advantage of other players. they befriend you, chat with you, talk about something about himself, and then he'll ask if he can borrow your headgear just to see if it'll look good on him. and at the blink of an eye, he suddenly disconnected himself into the game, and off went your precious headgear, too.
3. never fall in love. i know. it's really hard not to fall especially when his character looks so cute. it's ok to admire, but please, don't fall in love. you never know if you're falling for the real person or just his avatar. you'll just end up hurting each other. believe me.
4. consider the feelings of others. just because who you are talking to online are just avatars doesn't mean you won't consider their feelings anymore. dude, there's an umbilical cord between the player and his character. so if you think you're not hurting the person you're telling bad things to, think again. you never know, behind that strong character is a hurting person.
5. friendship is something to be treasured forever. i guess this is the most important thing i learned - and something i will always be thankful for. heaven has brought me angels in the form of my guild mates. i guess they are the reason why i play RO. i'm really thankful that i found a family in ragnarok. i won't trade them for SGH or GTB or GR. if only they know it. my real treasure in ragnarok is not my +9 set or my precious headgears - but my guild, my Ronin family.
ragnarok isn't just about killing monsters and leveling up.
now, when you're mom scolds you because you've been playing online games for 10 hours straight, talk to her and tell her these 5 things. ;))
*This post was written for the second week of GM Tristan's Group Writing Project.
this simply means that there is more to education than academics. and that's the reason why i just can't burrow my nose into my books and ignore what's happening outside the four corners of the classroom.
let me share you five things i learned not in the academe, but in the virtual world - the world of Ragnarok.
1. never judge anyone just by looking at their avatars. an avatar is just an image representing a user in a multi-user virtual reality space. it's just a representation, not the person itself. you can never tell the true importance of a person by just looking at their characters. there's more beyond to what their avatars are wearing. most of the time, online gamers tend to befriend players who are rich, for the reason that they wanted to be with the "in" peeps, or worse, they wanted to be showered with expensive things from their rich friends. on the other hand, shabby characters are often ridiculed - nuff said.
2. don't be fooled. be a smart player. never trust other players easily. sometimes, players take advantage of other players. they befriend you, chat with you, talk about something about himself, and then he'll ask if he can borrow your headgear just to see if it'll look good on him. and at the blink of an eye, he suddenly disconnected himself into the game, and off went your precious headgear, too.
3. never fall in love. i know. it's really hard not to fall especially when his character looks so cute. it's ok to admire, but please, don't fall in love. you never know if you're falling for the real person or just his avatar. you'll just end up hurting each other. believe me.
4. consider the feelings of others. just because who you are talking to online are just avatars doesn't mean you won't consider their feelings anymore. dude, there's an umbilical cord between the player and his character. so if you think you're not hurting the person you're telling bad things to, think again. you never know, behind that strong character is a hurting person.
5. friendship is something to be treasured forever. i guess this is the most important thing i learned - and something i will always be thankful for. heaven has brought me angels in the form of my guild mates. i guess they are the reason why i play RO. i'm really thankful that i found a family in ragnarok. i won't trade them for SGH or GTB or GR. if only they know it. my real treasure in ragnarok is not my +9 set or my precious headgears - but my guild, my Ronin family.
ragnarok isn't just about killing monsters and leveling up.
now, when you're mom scolds you because you've been playing online games for 10 hours straight, talk to her and tell her these 5 things. ;))
*This post was written for the second week of GM Tristan's Group Writing Project.
1 comment:
well on the Never fall inlove thread, well I met my bf on RO, we have been together for over 20 months now :P there are exception, just like with my best friend, she met her bf on RO too, they have been together for 16 months I think :P. So its not all bad ;)
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