Be Kind

Someone stealing a car is not something you want done to yourself. Therefore, don't steal cars. In my mind all things are this simple. If you wouldn't like what you are about to do to someone else don't do it. If everyone only did the things they would want done to them we would have such a great world. The need for power, money, and glory get in the way.

Balance

The name of the game is Balance. With anything we do to keep a healthy lifestyle we need balance. Balance in our work, school, church, and recreational activities. When any of these things fall out of balance and consumes most of our time the other essentials in our lives are hurt. Whether the obsession is video games, working out, or indexing all day all the time, the effects can be the same. Relationships with the people we love suffer and diminish. We need to be honest with ourselves and when we see something out of balance we must be the ones to make the first step to restore the balance.

Video Games Do Rock

I used part of Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm cinematic trailer.

Gaming Addiction: Real or Fake?

An undead mage polymorphs his opponent into a harmless sheep. Suddenly a holy paladin come charging on his mount swinging his hefty hammer. This is a sliver of the world in which massive multiplayer online games can put you in. I read the book Unplugged, My Journey Into the Dark World of Video Game Addiction by Ryan G. Van Cleave. In my eyes it does not matter whether you think video game addiction is real or not. What does matter is looking at the consequences of playing long hours and sacrificing those things that are of utmost importance. Family, Career, and Spirituality all come first. When put on to my priority queue video games drops slightly. I enjoy playing video game probably more than the average person and I get excited when Blizzard announces a  new game. I understand that if I don't show restraint than the ones I love could be hurt. To achieve greatness in a video game takes time and the games are programmed in such a way to keep you playing. Time is a valuable resource. How you use your time shows to those around you what you love. You may say you love the people in your lives more than a silly game, but in reality actions really do speak louder than words. Like anything in our lives when one thing becomes an obsession our lives get out of balance and it is sometimes hard to restore that healthy balance. Whatever is in our lives that sucks away our time we need to evaluate and see if it is something that matters most to us and is good to continue. Video games can definitely be a distraction from those we love and most be played with caution and restraint.

Women and Computers

I am an undergraduate in the BYU Computer Science program and there are two or three girls in any high level cs course (junior or senior). There has been no outward discrimination. Everybody is different and has their own interests. Universities shouldn't worry about getting woman into a certain program, even if the numbers are low, they should brainstorm ways of getting more people into their program. Whether they be men or women it should not matter. Each person is different and has a different view to bring to the table.

Harmony

Two brains are better then one. We can expand this further to be n+1 brains are better then n. Continuing on into infinite. Although, for this to hold there has to be unity. Without unity it becomes chaos. With a unified body anything is possible. With so many eyes looking from different perspectives all problems are easy to someone. The most important fact is to be in harmony. This is also the most difficult. Bring a people to have one heart and one mind and they will be unstoppable.

Balance

The world we live in has provided a vast variety of options. To many for any of us to all do in a given lifetime. Balance in every aspect of life is a necessity. Even when doing something good when taken to the extreme can envelop our lives and turn out to be detrimental. For example, having good health. This is important and exercising is useful for leading a healthy life. Although, when taken to extremes where all we do is exercise and neglect family life this becomes bad. Life has become unbalanced. It needs to be looked at and reevaluated to once again bring the harmony that a good balanced life provides.