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I feel video games can teach us a lot about real life.<\/p>\n

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1. You cannot \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcrespawn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in real life<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

Life is like Diablo in Hell Mode\u00e2\u20ac\u201d which means, you need to beat the entire game, without dying even once. You can use health potions, level up, get armor, weapons, and allies\u00e2\u20ac\u201d but if you die once, you have to start all over again.<\/p>\n

Life is like hell mode. It is really fucking hard.<\/p>\n

People die all the time. Our friends, our loved ones, partners, children, parents, aunts, uncles, and acquaintances die. They die from car accidents, tumors, cancers, heart disease, complications from surgery, or AIDS.<\/p>\n

2. The Grim Reaper is cruel<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

One of my good friends was Eddy Kim. We grew up together\u00e2\u20ac\u201d he went to the same church as me as a kid. My mom knew his parents (and vice-versa).<\/p>\n

Eddy was always the best gamer out of all of us. He was the master in Counter Strike, and always carried a beautiful flair to him. He was good with the ladies, cool with all the homies, and great in school. He had it all.<\/p>\n

He died recently from brain cancer\u00e2\u20ac\u201d a rare tumor in his head. He didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell anybody about it. One day, he just passed in the hospital.<\/p>\n

It made me realize\u00e2\u20ac\u201d how fleeting and cruel life can be. The grim reaper can snatch your friends and loved ones away\u00e2\u20ac\u201d without any warning. And real life is like a video game in hell mode\u00e2\u20ac\u201d you cannot restart.<\/p>\n

3. You cannot prevent getting attacked<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

In real life, you cannot change the fact that people are going to attack you. You cannot change the fact that you are going to lose \u00e2\u20ac\u02dchit points\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. People will attack you, and you will feel pain.<\/p>\n

But\u00e2\u20ac\u201d what you can do is to upgrade your armor. To build new weapons to defend yourself. To upgrade your strength, dexterity, and health. You cannot change the world around you\u00e2\u20ac\u201d but you can certainly strengthen yourself.<\/p>\n

4. You need to grind to level up<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

Life is a grind, just like a video game. Any good gamer knows that in order to level up, you need to spend countless hours mindlessly killing monsters, in order to get a few experience points, to level up.<\/p>\n

Real life is the same. We grind at our jobs, doing shit we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like doing, just to pay the bills and support the family.<\/p>\n

Some of us cannot change the fact we need to work for a living. But, we can change our attitude.<\/p>\n