13 years.

 

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.