Faith and Happiness
An interesting quote by a game designer, Ragnar Tornquist, who was interviewed by Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
"We had all these characters who were on a journey of faith, and we said how can we ensure that this theme is carried through, and have a clear view of how their journeys happen. So we said, every single major character had to fit into this model. Everybody starts out at the top. Faith can be anything - it can be religion, it can be a belief in yourself, in your abilities, in the work you do. As we face challenge, there's a process where we have loss of faith. It can be a minor thing: thinking one day, 'God, I suck at what I do. I can't do this.' And a lot of people after that point turn themselves around, face those problems, challenge them and they conquer them, and they say, 'Screw that, I am good at what I do.' I think most happy people live in this loop."
The idea that a basically happy existence can exist at the cost of occasional depression is a somewhat novel one. This of course requires the individual to challenge that temporary setback and/or depression. Its an interesting idea. Further that Faith need not be in the external, but is often manifested more internally than not. Given my recent feelings and events, I find it a very intriguing idea worthwhile of further thought.
"We had all these characters who were on a journey of faith, and we said how can we ensure that this theme is carried through, and have a clear view of how their journeys happen. So we said, every single major character had to fit into this model. Everybody starts out at the top. Faith can be anything - it can be religion, it can be a belief in yourself, in your abilities, in the work you do. As we face challenge, there's a process where we have loss of faith. It can be a minor thing: thinking one day, 'God, I suck at what I do. I can't do this.' And a lot of people after that point turn themselves around, face those problems, challenge them and they conquer them, and they say, 'Screw that, I am good at what I do.' I think most happy people live in this loop."
The idea that a basically happy existence can exist at the cost of occasional depression is a somewhat novel one. This of course requires the individual to challenge that temporary setback and/or depression. Its an interesting idea. Further that Faith need not be in the external, but is often manifested more internally than not. Given my recent feelings and events, I find it a very intriguing idea worthwhile of further thought.