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Prompt: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game is fun only when you win.
There can only be one winner in every situation--whether a competition or a game. While those who place second, third, or even fourth do not win, they nevertheless gain invaluable lessons from the near-successes and have fun along the way. One does not have fun just because he or she won a game and nor does one need to win in order for the game to be fun. Life is like a game: there are times when we fall flat down on our faces yet laugh like we've never laughed while rolling in the mud of failure.
Although winning a game is desirable, losing can sometimes be just as fun, if not more so. I like to play Solitaires on the computer. This simple game of ordering and reordering cards from small to big can sometimes be a perplexing hassle. There are times when the card in mind is buried under another. More often than not, I end up at an impasse and is forced to abandon the game and start over. Through many trial-and-error attempts, I discover the joy of playing Solitaires is not in effortlessly winning every single try, but when met with an obstacle I can circumvent it and feel accomplished as I do so. I learned from this game not how to arrange cards in real life but how losing forces me to think more, think harder. When the solution is elucidated, the sensation of triumph is more overwhelming and deserved.
Furthermore, winning sometimes does not give one a sense of joy but rather boredom. My friend Josh likes to lose--whether in a game of chess or hide-and-seek. I once asked him why he never minded losing, and the embarrassment that accompanies, and he answered by retorting that winning is even more of a frustration. He reasoned that if he wins every time, there is no challenge, and thus the game becomes a bore. As I listened to him, I began to understand his logic. A game is only fun because we try, try and try again to win. Once we do win, the game is rendered trivial, one needing no more brain cells to develop new ways to surmount the problem at hand. It is in each failed attempt do we realize our mistakes and adjust our paths accordingly. It is in these failed attempts we find amusement and the sought after feeling of fun. As a saying goes, "The greatest boredom lies in perfection."
One cannot dream of winning a game on his or her first try, or second, or even third. Through these endeavors we discover what makes the game so fun--and addicting--that we simply can't put it down. Playing a game is fun when we win, but we do not play games for the sole reason of winning. We play games because they provide us a puzzle to solve, a maze to navigate. Each unfitting piece and each wrong turn only add to the joy of playing, and the fun of gaming.
Thank you so much in advance for your time and efforts.
Oh, btw, I am not a native English speaker but have lived in Canada for 6 years.
Prompt: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game is fun only when you win.
There can only be one winner in every situation--whether a competition or a game. While those who place second, third, or even fourth do not win, they nevertheless gain invaluable lessons from the near-successes and have fun along the way. One does not have fun just because he or she won a game and nor does one need to win in order for the game to be fun. Life is like a game: there are times when we fall flat down on our faces yet laugh like we've never laughed while rolling in the mud of failure.
Although winning a game is desirable, losing can sometimes be just as fun, if not more so. I like to play Solitaires on the computer. This simple game of ordering and reordering cards from small to big can sometimes be a perplexing hassle. There are times when the card in mind is buried under another. More often than not, I end up at an impasse and is forced to abandon the game and start over. Through many trial-and-error attempts, I discover the joy of playing Solitaires is not in effortlessly winning every single try, but when met with an obstacle I can circumvent it and feel accomplished as I do so. I learned from this game not how to arrange cards in real life but how losing forces me to think more, think harder. When the solution is elucidated, the sensation of triumph is more overwhelming and deserved.
Furthermore, winning sometimes does not give one a sense of joy but rather boredom. My friend Josh likes to lose--whether in a game of chess or hide-and-seek. I once asked him why he never minded losing, and the embarrassment that accompanies, and he answered by retorting that winning is even more of a frustration. He reasoned that if he wins every time, there is no challenge, and thus the game becomes a bore. As I listened to him, I began to understand his logic. A game is only fun because we try, try and try again to win. Once we do win, the game is rendered trivial, one needing no more brain cells to develop new ways to surmount the problem at hand. It is in each failed attempt do we realize our mistakes and adjust our paths accordingly. It is in these failed attempts we find amusement and the sought after feeling of fun. As a saying goes, "The greatest boredom lies in perfection."
One cannot dream of winning a game on his or her first try, or second, or even third. Through these endeavors we discover what makes the game so fun--and addicting--that we simply can't put it down. Playing a game is fun when we win, but we do not play games for the sole reason of winning. We play games because they provide us a puzzle to solve, a maze to navigate. Each unfitting piece and each wrong turn only add to the joy of playing, and the fun of gaming.
Thank you so much in advance for your time and efforts.
Oh, btw, I am not a native English speaker but have lived in Canada for 6 years.