A Virtual Past, A Decent Present, And a Better Future

I’d like to think that my past wasn’t that long ago. One can remember themselves so young and then realize how fast and short life really is. In 8^th grade, I discovered a virtual world. It was an MMORPG game online, better described as a role playing game where millions of people play simultaneously. It consumed me and throughout the year it would only get better. I got to talk to people all around the world and from years of game play I became an icon and some sort of famous online person to those who played it. I reached expertise and learned everything about the game. For some time I was turning the game I loved into a job. I was making virtual money into real life money by trading with players using paypal and moneypak as a way of making payments and transfers. My time in high school was ending and I knew right after I graduated I would have to quit my virtual fantasy life for the real world when college began. My senior year I traveled to those who I considered friends online. The funds I made in game made that possible. I took twenty two flights all throughout the year, and a total of 49 absences of school days. I visited Portland, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington, Houston, Texas, Phucket, Thailand, London, England and Ontario, Canada.

Although I miss gaming, I like the present. I’m more in sync with what the world and those around me. I had fun in the past but now I’m taking better decisions in my life that will benefit me rather than wasting my time in something that doesn’t help me at all. I’m glad I left the fantasy world I use to live in for something that benefits me for once. I’m still all about adventure and taking fearless steps into the unknown. To keep myself preoccupied I recently joined a gym and I’m learning how to body build. One day at a time I’m slowly working for progress.

            I’m not sure I can envision my future yet. I’m still in the process of finding out who I am and what really makes me happy. I do however want to repay my parents in the future for all their hard work and support they’ve done for me all the years and days of my existence. Their unconditional love and their wish to see me a successful person in life is enough for me to fight and study for a better future for them and for myself.