Saturday, July 21, 2012

My Rendition of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (and free endorsement of a videogame)

There's a time for everything and a moment for every endeavor in this whacked-up society of ours.

A time to wake up and a time to hit the sack
A time for study (or work) and a time for fun
A time for eating and a time for hunger
A time for buffing up and a time for slacking off
A time for staying in and a time for going out

As for staying in and going out,
A time for solitude and a time for company
A time for praise and a time for criticism
A time for romance and a time for heartache
A time for listening and a time for speaking
A time for going and a time for stopping
A time to lead and a time to follow

With regard to to leaders and followers,
A time for contemplation and a time for action
A time for imagination and a time for reality
A time for the material and a time for the spiritual
A time for faith and a time for doubt
A time for fear and a time for courage
A time for chaos and a time for order
A time for war and a time for peace

Speaking of war and peace,
A time to build and a time to destroy
A time for allies and a time for foes
A time to compromise and a time to assert
A time to liberate and a time to annex
A time for trading and a time for keeping
A time for tradition and a time for modernity
A time for commerce and a time for research

Most of all,
A time for "Sid Meier's Civilization V - Gods and Kings" and a time for something else
(and a time for saving and quitting and a time for continuing)

...So whenever people like me have time for playing that critically-acclaimed, world history-themed turn-based strategy game, LET THOSE PEOPLE PLAY...

So that the conquerors of today will not become the dictators of tomorrow.

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