Virtual Reality World Becomes Real

It happened gradually as we played the videoeluded my comprehension.
game over and over. I thought I was makingWhen I thought I was making changes to the
adjustments to what the players looked like andvideo game of life, it never occurred to me to be
how they acted - making them more ferociousa 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 anwith each other and with nature never entered
instant it happened. My virtual characters becamemy 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 thatGod the Game Master knew better. Sometimes I
this must be God's will. When I think back onthink the two of them are one and the same.
what happened next, it was really obnoxious ofMaybe it's God, the Game Master, who is playing
me to think I could influence the game of lifewith our lives as in a virtual reality game. Maybe
even in video form. The truth is, some things areit'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 peaceinstead of trying to influence the ending, we could
as the fighting factions laid down their weaponsreach a better conclusion.
and became peace-loving neighbors. This is aI think it's time we stopped trying to move our
concept I never would have considered. I couldn'tQuantum 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 killingWe should stop trying to replicate what hasn't
them. Why hadn't I thought of that? I guessworked in the past. Let's make peace, not war.
growing up in an atmosphere of terrorism andLet's allow the Game Master to show us the way.
fear, the idea of peace and love thy neighbor