| It happened gradually as we played the video | | | | eluded my comprehension. |
| game over and over. I thought I was making | | | | When I thought I was making changes to the |
| adjustments to what the players looked like and | | | | video game of life, it never occurred to me to be |
| how they acted - making them more ferocious | | | | a good neighbor and try and help others. The |
| and terrifying. Must have been the Game Master, | | | | thought that God wanted us to live to in harmony |
| not me, that was making the changes. In an | | | | with each other and with nature never entered |
| instant it happened. My virtual characters became | | | | my mind. I thought that religious differences |
| real. | | | | leading to religious wars were a way of life. Thank |
| I took a Quantum leap of faith and decided that | | | | God the Game Master knew better. Sometimes I |
| this must be God's will. When I think back on | | | | think the two of them are one and the same. |
| what happened next, it was really obnoxious of | | | | Maybe it's God, the Game Master, who is playing |
| me to think I could influence the game of life | | | | with our lives as in a virtual reality game. Maybe |
| even in video form. The truth is, some things are | | | | it's His will that we strive for peace, not war. |
| just beyond our human abilities. | | | | Maybe if we just let the game of life play out |
| When the changes occurred, war turned to peace | | | | instead of trying to influence the ending, we could |
| as the fighting factions laid down their weapons | | | | reach a better conclusion. |
| and became peace-loving neighbors. This is a | | | | I think it's time we stopped trying to move our |
| concept I never would have considered. I couldn't | | | | Quantum Qubits around and allow God to shape |
| believe how friendly my warriors had become. | | | | the essence of our lives. Life is not a video game. |
| They actually tried to help people instead of killing | | | | We should stop trying to replicate what hasn't |
| them. Why hadn't I thought of that? I guess | | | | worked in the past. Let's make peace, not war. |
| growing up in an atmosphere of terrorism and | | | | Let's allow the Game Master to show us the way. |
| fear, the idea of peace and love thy neighbor | | | | |