Messages Sent...
“Give me your money!”
“Peace, Love, and Great Sex…”
“Treat people as you wish to be treated.”
What would you say to a large group of people? What message would you
want to spread?
These are a few of the
answers I received by people that didn’t really want to be mentioned.
Why? They said they really had nothing to say or they wouldn’t know what
to say if given the chance. Every day we interact with different, but if
we want a message spread to a large group, what would you say. Would you practice what
you preach in your daily lives as well?
AngelusMorte a former assassin in SL did have something to say...
AngelusMorte: Second Life is meant to be a fun place to
be. If you’re not having fun, why do it?
Cris: Do
you think a lot of people forget this and need a reminder?
AngelusMorte: Yes, too many.
Cris: Do
you remind them?
AngelusMorte: If I need to but they will never listen unless
they come to the same conclusion …
I think this is a good message for Second Life residents. Too often we
get wrapped up in the drama and the rush of what is going on around us
here.
It started out as a place to have a good time
and should remain that way. Everyone has their own idea of fun and as long as
it doesn’t mess with your own then don’t worry about anyone else. Thank
you for the reminder Angelus.
I decided to go a different route and
asked Cry Kaoss this same question. She’s has spent a year and a half in
Second Life, an MC recruiter, a club owner, a fashion designer, photographer,
model, pretty much a Jill of all trades.
Cry Kaoss: Get over your differences as life is too
short. No need to always be hating one another and nothing is so bad that
you can not find it in your heart to forgive. We are here to have
fun. Not for stress.
Think that says it all…
Cris:
Do you tell people this already?
Cry Kaoss: Yup. All the time, like a broken
record.
Put in a different way, but yes a great
message. Remember to have fun. It should be that way with anything
we do, should it not? Again everyone has their own idea of fun.
Tahiry Latu, a Lycan, a mother, a club hopper on Second Life had this to say.
Tahiry Latu: My answer would probably be to be as
true to yourself as you possibly can be. Without being true to yourself,
you obviously can’t be true to anyone else… Regardless whether you ever
get a chance to meet anyone from here or not, your sense of character is really
important…
Cris: Thanks Lil’ Mama. That’s another
great message to pass one. I know there are role players, but how many
people do we meet each day that forget their morals and values once behind a
computer? How many decide they want to be someone else and that person may not
be so great compared to real life?
Aside from the few short responses I received, these were mostly about Second
Life… Is this something we practice in Real Life as well? Second Life not just one big group of people
that are spreading a message every time they interact with someone.
The last person I interviewed surprised me a bit. Xaith Razor, a five
year Second Life Resident, shop owner f Elements of Life on SL MarketPlace, and RL islander. He managed to
read my mind I think. His message has more to do with Real Life than
Second, and is something that probably needs to be told, because I, for one,
didn’t even realize it.
Xaith Razor: An SL message?
Cris: Could
be anything from something that aggravates you, love advice, to Real Life,
anything you’d like to share with fellow Second Lifers…
Xaith Razor: I think my general message would really
just consist of pictures…. I live in an amazing place that is dying. The
birds eat pollution and lay dead, stomachs filled with garbage; our fish die
from tangled lines, floating cigarette butts and bottles… Our reef is
decaying, changing our entire eco system here on the islands and I really just
hope that people can acknowledge that if we all try just a lil’ bit there
really would be a decent impact on our human tracks.
Cris: Are
you a huge believer in recycling then?
Xaith Razor: I recycle, yes, but, it’s more than
that. People have to realize that even recycling isn’t 100% free toxic
free… It takes energy to recycle and causes pollution in itself. (Xaith)
More importantly than
recycling in the sense that we all know it, is to keep our trash where it
belongs and try to ‘reuse’ things like plastics.
Cris: I
was always taught that reusing things was a form of recycling? They are
different?
Xaith Razor: I agree, but, when most people say they
‘recycle’ what they mean is, they throw stuff in a bag and haul it to a recycle
center.
Cris: Do
you educate people about this in your everyday life?
Xaith Razor: Not in my everyday but, I am a guide so
weekly. I work with people all over the world. Some famous people too…
I try to … sneak in some education about the damage being caused here on the
islands.
Cris: It’s
pretty bad then? I’ve always heard Hawaii was beautiful.
Xaith Razor: It’s not just Hawaii… All over the
world… Atoll Islands… Halfway between Japan and Hawaii… Miles miles
miles away from civilization and yet this is what is going on…
Wow, I had no clue and
it was a message that might not pertain to Second Life, but is important.
Xaith even included a few youtube links to check out and make people aware of
how bad it really is:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SO89Bj2Fvc (Preview) and www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pRy88R-4BI . Something to watch and see how
truly terrible this problem is becoming.
Almost everyone I talked to had something to say from the absolutely ridiculous
to the very serious, but how many of us actually sit down and think of the
message we send to everyone we interact with? How many of us even have a
message beyond just living our life day to day? Do we actually remember
to have fun when there is so much drama going on? What is yours?
Cris Coursey
www.criscoursey.wordpress.com
www.criscoursey.wordpress.com
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