Not just another statistic

This time, I will say a little bit more about myself than I plan to in the blogs I write. More often, you should get a better glimpse of my train of thought, and thereby discover mystery by mystery more about my beliefs, ideas, and why I am becoming a constant source of eternal hope.

For now though, let me tell you about a sometimes pretty lonely guy. Alright, I am married, I do live with my wife's parents. How could I possibly be lonely? Because one of my best friends is a machine. Pick one, the computer, or the X-Box. Either way, I actually do try to spend an hour or so a day playing some game which pits my wits against the cold hard logic of a computer, who is programmed to cheat (sometimes). But a computer can get downright predictable sometimes. Especially when you learn where everything is and what works best against this thing or that. Eventually you start daydreaming and exploring alternative ways to entertain yourself when you no longer feel excited to fight forever and ever against the same old computer A.I.

Don't get me wrong, I want to play against other humans. I have tried to talk my wife into it several times. It doesn't seem to be working. I can't afford any kind of fast internet connection, and I have already found out my slow internet connection (and sometimes antiquated equipment) is not competitive to other people online. Unfortunately, most of the people I meet locally do not play the games I am addicted to either. So I am left playing alone, and wondering how many times I will die by the virtual hands of the computer before I manage to get the flag from his base to mine.

Which is precisely why I took upon myself the nickname Statistic. I decided it sounded better than Target, which is already taken by a big company too. Besides, even though a statistic isn't usually the 'winner' of a game, I can still be a better statistic than someone else.

The name Statistic also bears to me a solemn reminder that my life is slowing fading, moment by moment I am closer to joining those who have already kept the legacy of one of the greatest statistics known to man, ten out of ten people die. I firmly believe that death is like a gateway, an interdimensional gateway that we pass through, in spirit. The body has to be left behind. One day it will be all over, for this sack of meat. But I'll go on. Maybe, I will get to come back to Earth again too. After years of planning, thinking, growing, I will decide to play this "game of Life" again, and I'll do what I do when I die over and over in my favorite video games. I'll press the Start button again.

Until then, this game isn't over, and I'm out to make this Statistic absolutely Legendary. If I can do it, so can you. Chances are, you are Legendary to somebody else. That is what this blog is all about really. You are Legendary to someone else. There is somebody in your life who is Legendary. If we could realize how much we encourage others by just being ourselves and playing the game, never giving up; if we could glimpse how Legendary we can be to others, then maybe we'd all be able to ride through life on rivers of Eternal Hope.