My Six Word Memoir
evawhite on May 16th, 2008
Nicole tagged me to participate in this game. She had been tagged by another blog and she tagged me in turn. The game goes like this: Nicole got tagged to do a post about a six word memoir, a kind of life motto if you will (turns out Nicole could not decide on just one) and then she tags five other people to do just such a post. And then I tag five other people and so on. It’s like chain blog rather like chain mail, only more interesting!
So I thought and thought and thought what my six word memoir is? And only six words? So I actually sat with a paper and pencil and this is what I came up with, which sums up my dictum in life at this time: PLAY MORE GAMES, READ MORE BOOKS.
Now I picked this one because it is quite all encompassing. How all encompassing? I’ll explain. If followed in action and in spirit, this one commandment will take care of your physical, mental and spiritual well being! Still skeptical? Let me elaborate:
When I say ‘play more games’ I mean engage in brisk, vigorous physical activity which is obviously good for us and our bodies. Also if you do get into the habit of playing a game, you get into the habit of being active, socializing with a particular set of likeminded people and also engaging in healthy rivalry or competition with an eye to personal or team betterment. The sense of team spirit fostered by playing a game is also a healthy outcome!
When I say ‘read more books’ I mean that I continue to learn new things, expand my world view and broaden my mind, increase the sum of my knowledge and grow as a person and as a human being! This increases my spiritual awareness of the world around me as well. Books not only increase the sum of your knowledge they also help you grapple with issues that you face in your life. If you turn to books for recreation, you stay away from the idiot box, which is a bonus!
So what do you think? Like my six word Memoir? Oh! Almost forgot: these are the people I will be tagging:
