This is why i play halo

half the male population of this country has probably played halo 2 at least once in their lives, and thats great. Its a damn fine game. To me, its more than just a damn fine game. Its sort a chance to have something thats my region. I never had anything really positive going for me. Never had looks, never was all that strong, dont have a lot of money, im too damn shy, not really that great in school. Seriously, i could rag on myself all day. The deal is, i really want to be good at something, lest truly being nothing. And i want that something to be halo. Perhaps it has no real merit in the "real world", to most people. However, i question when i have ever not been in the "real world." Philosophy aside, even a child living with his parents and getting everything paid for is still in the "real world" The "real world" is only what you make it, and quite often, it is little more than a term thrown around by someone to justify himself when confronted with someone who has an easier life then him. Example, john business man tells Chris trust fund that he is not living in the real world. This is quite bullshit.
My "real world" involves really being great at halo 2, because that is what i want, which i dont believe is asking too much. It is not "just a game".
This is a cliche i find most appalling. What the hell is a game? Is a game just a temporary occupation to pass the time, a moot concept with no point, regardless of the outcome? If that is the case, then why would anyone play the game? To have fun would be the most common answer. But having fun encompasses trying to win, and the winner will be feeling much better than the loser at the end. And having fun is a pursuit of feeling happy to some extent, so therefore the loser did not have as much as fun as the winner and thus would attempt to win on the next attempt at the game, thus ruling the game not "just a game", but rather a pursuit of some amount of fulfillment. There can be individual exceptions to this rule, however, i am certain that this applies to nearly all individuals.
While i must agree that focusing so much on being talented at a game is not the highest ambition, i can say this, the game will always be there. The game wont leave, say no, or care more about someone else. If someone steals the game, another one can be acquired, and it will be exactly the same. And games dont enjoy pissing you off by tripping an emotional nerve that they simply dont understand.