As soon as we’re born, we’re pushed and pulled by countless conditions, originating from biology, society, and circumstance. For much of my life, I viewed this in a resentful light, as a series of obligations I never asked for. Then, after I railed against the world for several decades, I began to play with the idea that maybe I HAD asked for this, through some nameless piece of myself that defied quantification. So I began to view my life as an immersive game, one that eventually had to end.
Maybe I asked for this, maybe I didn’t. All I know is it’s way more fun when I frame it as a game, than a bunch of mandatory busy work or duties or obligations, shored up by various forms of negative reinforcement.
Kent Wayne 
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