Darkover
Angelic
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4,797
Life can feel like a bleak, repetitive game where no matter how much you strive or what you achieve, the outcome is ultimately the same. It's as if we're all players trapped in an endless cycle, working for decades only to leave everything behind in the end. We labor under the illusion of purpose and progress, yet when we step back, the game appears hollow and meaningless.
For many, life becomes about working for nearly 80 years, pouring our energy and time into jobs that often feel pointless. We spend the best years of our lives grinding away, hoping to secure a better future, achieve some comfort, or gain a sense of accomplishment. But what is the prize at the end? Retirement, if we're lucky, and then the inevitable decline toward death. After a lifetime of effort, we're left wondering, what was it all for?
The reality is, we're all cogs in a larger system—a machine that's decaying even as it demands more from us. This system pushes us to keep working, consuming, and producing, all while it slowly deteriorates. In a sense, we're enslaved to a dying machine, constantly feeding it with our labor and energy. We're made to believe that our efforts contribute to something greater, but in truth, it often feels like we're just keeping the wheels turning for no meaningful reason.
In this game, the odds are stacked against us from the start. Most of us are born into circumstances we didn't choose, forced to navigate challenges we didn't ask for, and conditioned to chase goals that often turn out to be empty. And as we spend our lives fueling a system that will ultimately collapse, it's hard not to feel as though we're wasting our precious time.
We work and struggle, hoping to secure a fleeting sense of purpose, but at the end of it all, we're left with nothing. Life as a game with no reward and no escape—a game where every player is destined to lose.
For many, life becomes about working for nearly 80 years, pouring our energy and time into jobs that often feel pointless. We spend the best years of our lives grinding away, hoping to secure a better future, achieve some comfort, or gain a sense of accomplishment. But what is the prize at the end? Retirement, if we're lucky, and then the inevitable decline toward death. After a lifetime of effort, we're left wondering, what was it all for?
The reality is, we're all cogs in a larger system—a machine that's decaying even as it demands more from us. This system pushes us to keep working, consuming, and producing, all while it slowly deteriorates. In a sense, we're enslaved to a dying machine, constantly feeding it with our labor and energy. We're made to believe that our efforts contribute to something greater, but in truth, it often feels like we're just keeping the wheels turning for no meaningful reason.
In this game, the odds are stacked against us from the start. Most of us are born into circumstances we didn't choose, forced to navigate challenges we didn't ask for, and conditioned to chase goals that often turn out to be empty. And as we spend our lives fueling a system that will ultimately collapse, it's hard not to feel as though we're wasting our precious time.
We work and struggle, hoping to secure a fleeting sense of purpose, but at the end of it all, we're left with nothing. Life as a game with no reward and no escape—a game where every player is destined to lose.