This blog post summarizes a young man's reasons for his participation in online gaming and the subsequent reasons he had for walking away from what had become a major part of his life. The writer (Andy) describes his entry into the World of Warcraft when he was a young man fresh out of school with lots of free time on his hands. He wrote about the friends he made, what he learned and how he was able to advance in the "Guild" in the more than a year he spent wrapped up in online gaming. His decision to quit the game cold-turkey seemed based on the fact that he realized his whole life was wrapped up in this game and the end result was that he had no life. As he spent all of his time working his way up the ladder of the game, taking his responsibilities seriously, he suddenly realized that this game would go on quite nicely without him and not lose a beat when he left.
Andy was a lucky young man. He played and enjoyed this game for over a year as it took over his real life in terms of time and energy. But as he points out himself, he left before he had lost those things that really matter in the real world. He was single without any family responsibilities, he had not done irreparable damage to his career and he was able to step back and take a realistic view of his life. It sounded to me that he was a little disappointed at having lost this time in his real life but he managed to have an optimistic view of his future without online gaming. I believe he has gotten his priorities well organized. We would all be wise to take this kind of critical look at our priorities.
Enjoy your memories of the past and the lessons it teaches you while you look forward to the future Andy, you're headed in the right direction.
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