On this
very day, my 21-year-old self nervously created an account for second life, not
knowing what a huge impact second life would have on the rest of my life.
I started
writing this blog very late because I am mind blown that it has been 13 years
since I first stepped on to second life "soil."
I have been
through a lot both in my second life and outside, but I would not change anything because it has helped me grow.
When I
first discovered second life, I didn't know that second life would grow up with
me.
Thirteen
years later, and second life is a massive part of my everyday life; I mean,
sure, there have been times when I have just been ready to give up and delete
my second life account primarily due to the bullshit and the drama some people
tend to create just because they are behind a computer screen.
My love for
second life has been a little bit of a roller coaster over the past 13 years,
but I always find my way back because second life it's a part of me; it's a
part of my everyday life, almost a part of my identity it might sound crazy to
say but it's genuinely how I feel.
Thirteen
years ago, I didn't know the bonds I would create with people even Beyond Second
Life, people I would never have met without second life.
I am one of
those people that literally would not know what to do if second life shut down.
That's how
important say your life is to me.
Many people
have told me during those times when second life has been dull for
me: take a break from second life for a bit; you can always come back.
I get so
angry with people who say these things because they don't understand how crucial
second life is to some people.
I
understand that they say this to me with a lot of love and respect, but it
still irritates me, and I always say, "Taking a break from the second life is
not an option; the second life is where I "live" without the confinement of my
disability."
People always
get stunned when I come back with that answer, I don't know why, but it's probably
because they stop and think or think I am crazy.
In my 13
years of second life, I have grown so much. My confidence which was at an all-time
low in my 20s is now at an all-time high because of second life.
I'm not
going to get into the details in this blog post, but I was in a very dark place
in my 20s, and if it was not for second life, who knows where I would be today?
To all the
people I have met through second life, however briefly that might have been, or
maybe you're still with me now, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank
you for sticking with me and being there for me.
Thank you For
13 years and for many more to come.
