Do you believe that life is a game?

Well I would say that if life is a game, could someone please tell me the rules so that I can start winning for a change. Maybe life is a game for some people for whatever reason but I don't think everyone sees it that way. I like most of the people I know just take each day as it comes and make the most of it in the best way we can.

If life is a game, these could be the rulzz Rule One - You will receive a body. Whether you love it or hate it, it's yours for life, so accept it. What counts is what's inside. Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons. Life is a constant learning experience, which every day provides opportunities for you to learn more. These lessons specific to you, and learning them 'is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and relevance of your own life'. Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons. Your development towards wisdom is a process of experimentation, trial and error, so it's inevitable things will not always go to plan or turn out how you'd want. Compassion is the remedy for harsh judgement - of ourselves and others. Forgiveness is not only divine - it's also 'the act of erasing an emotional debt'. Behaving ethically, with integrity, and with humour - especially the ability to laugh at yourself and your own mishaps - are central to the perspective that 'mistakes' are simply lessons we must learn. Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned. Lessons repeat until learned. What manifest as problems and challenges, irritations and frustrations are more lessons - they will repeat until you see them as such and learn from them. Your own awareness and your ability to change are requisites of executing this rule. Also fundamental is the acceptance that you are not a victim of fate or circumstance - 'causality' must be acknowledged; that is to say: things happen to you because of how you are and what you do. To blame anyone or anything else for your misfortunes is an escape and a denial; you yourself are responsible for you, and what happens to you. Patience is required - change doesn't happen overnight, so give change time to happen. Rule Five - Learning does not end. While you are alive there are always lessons to be learned. Surrender to the 'rhythm of life', don't struggle against it. Commit to the process of constant learning and change - be humble enough to always acknowledge your own weaknesses, and be flexible enough to adapt from what you may be accustomed to, because rigidity will deny you the freedom of new possibilities. Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here". The other side of the hill may be greener than your own, but being there is not the key to endless happiness. Be grateful for and enjoy what you have, and where you are on your journey. Appreciate the abundance of what's good in your life, rather than measure and amass things that do not actually lead to happiness. Living in the present helps you attain peace. Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you. You love or hate something about another person according to what love or hate about yourself. Be tolerant; accept others as they are, and strive for clarity of self-awareness; strive to truly understand and have an objective perception of your own self, your thoughts and feelings. Negative experiences are opportunities to heal the wounds that you carry. Support others, and by doing so you support yourself. Where you are unable to support others it is a sign that you are not adequately attending to your own needs. Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. Take responsibility for yourself. Learn to let go when you cannot change things. Don't get angry about things - bitter memories clutter your mind. Courage resides in all of us - use it when you need to do what's right for you. We all possess a strong natural power and adventurous spirit, which you should draw on to embrace what lies ahead. Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you. Trust your instincts and your innermost feelings, whether you hear them as a little voice or a flash of inspiration. Listen to feelings as well as sounds. Look, listen, and trust. Draw on your natural inspiration. Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth. We are all born with all of these capabilities - our early experiences lead us into a physical world, away from our spiritual selves, so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence. The ten Rules are not commandments, they are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them. Have faith in the strength of your spirit. Aspire to be wise - wisdom the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.

It depends on what part of life you are living. If you are playing it as a game then you could go through life non-chalant and cool or devious and shrude. It depends on your way or looking at life. For me, I am a romantic and look at it with an very enchanted edge. It is all full of passion, titalation and extreme adveture. No games for me!

Life does look like a game. From the moment one is born, people make an assessment if the baby is cute or not. When the toddler turns two, adults inject not only the alphabet but calculus as well. When the child enters formal school, he is given points or scores known as grades. When he lands in the top twenty, he is a winner. If not, well he is automatically the loser. Then there is the matter of chasing that dream, like circumnavigating the world in eight days. And... narayan, what is my score?

Maybe life is like a game because we all have to get through it if no it's game over, but who knows maybe it is or it's not. Peoples lives are special and unique in a way, but for me in my opinion I feel that my life is like a game and like a game I don't always win that's what is not fun. Still like a game I can sometimes restart it and try again hoping to win this time not everything can be done over like a video game though.

In some ways...Yes, Life is a game.. But sometimes there is no win or lose.. Simply Life must goes on....

Hi narayan, I'm sure that life is like a game for some people as they are always competing with others. Everyone wants a bigger share of the pie. I think we would be happier if there was less competing but that seems to be the way human nature works. Blessings.

Yes Narayan,life is a game. But not friendly game. We are competing each other to win the game. By nature we are selfish. We don't think about opponent's fate.

I do not think that life is a game, although similar. There are people who live their lives as a game, risk, irresponsible decisions taken and kept unsuitable for its peer. I think one game is very easy to lie and manipulate the enemy /computer/. In life, there should be no such behavior, one must take important decisions to save themselves and those around him. You create all the family - this game is it?

NO. I don't think so because Game isn't more difficult than living in the world. LIfe is not a game there is saying also dude. but your opinions ARE NOT completely wrong. MY view life is not a game.but it seems to be like a game. In a game if we can't do a mission we can cheat. if we have something wrong in our life we can't cheat. we can die soo........ many times in a game, but you know in real life we can die only one time and birth at same soul one time.I can't believe life is a game.