Mamiamato24
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Hi!
It's been brought to my attention by myself that I've reached exactly two years since I typed "minecraftsurvivalgames.com" into Google Chrome, and made an account named "Mamiamato24". I'm not going to embellish this day, and quote it as a truly remarkable day in history; I simply stumbled upon these forums and decided to make an account. Little did I know the amount of time I'd spend on here from then. Two years. 24 months. (Approximately)104 weeks. 730 days. It's been a remarkable journey on here, to say the least. I was pondering upon this topic a while ago "What to do for my two year MCSG anniversary". I thought about writing an MCSG story, but that's overused. Eventually, my brain was barren and I had nothing to write about for this special occasion. Until, of course, I found cadbane4321's "Is it all a waste of time?" thread, which gave me an excellent idea for this thread to commemorate two years; discussing the impacts that this community has had on my life.
Actually, I'd like to answer that question right now, as I think it would be a better medium of expressing what I have to say. So, is this all a waste of time? The two years I spent on here? All of the lessons I've learned, the exceptional and amicable friends I've acquired, all the experiences that I hold dear to me, be a waste? I joined this website two years ago, expecting it to be a permeable experience, and I'd probably forget it about sooner or later. I didn't expect it, in my right mind, that this community would change me as a person at all. "It's just a game, this is just the internet" I thought to myself. Well, it's a lot more complicated and, well....amazing than what I described it as.
If I had never joined this place, this sounds extremely cliché, but I don't know how I would be. As a person. What friends I would have, my grades, my intelligence, my personality, myself. Would I be myself? And to answer that question in a brief manner—no. Far from, I've established. This place has offered me services that I couldn't find anywhere else. Some place that I would just be able to open my laptop screen, and flood my mind with the pure amazingness this community has to offer. A place containing all of my friends that I've acquired on this platform, talking to them, playing a few games with them. It's certainly offered me an escape from some especially hard times in my life. Times when, otherwise, I would have cried in my bed for the rest of the night, or possibly remained in solitude for the rest of the day. They've taught me to let the past go. Everyone makes mistakes in life, it's our inevitable fate as humans. To dwell upon them, and constantly have them stapled, glued, taped, drilled into our brains, hard-wired, constantly reflecting on the bad in our life, is something I've learned to put behind me.
Believe it or not, this place has also offered me support in emotional distress. My great grandmother passed away a few months ago, it was the first time someone that close in my family has passed away, ever since my father's parents when I was a baby. It was a hard thing to grasp my head around, because of the guilt I felt. Not attending the last time I would have to see her before she passed away, at her bedside in the hospital. Standing by her at her last breath. This mystical place has somehow aided me in not feeling like garbage toward myself, something I would have been incapable of drilling into my mind myself. Sure, my family would tell me not to be hard on myself, and that it wasn't my fault. But I felt like it was at the time. This place offered me somewhere to reflect upon my decisions that I've made to define myself as a person, and blaming myself for something that was not at all in my control. Needless to day, it was a huge stress relieved. I'm so thankful for that.
All the laughs, the experiences that I've had on here. It would be boring to list each one of them one by one, because that's not what matters. It's the entirety of them, and how they impacted me. Even having some small-talk with a friend through Skype, or a build session with Team Apollo, or even playing a few games of MCSG. I will inevitably forget all the experiences I had on here. It's definitely a viable state that I've accepted. Heck, I'll even forget about this whole community within a few years, as they would probably go down under, and this game won't seem appealing to anyone anymore. What will be present in me, however, is how they've changed me. Right down to the little things, such as teaching me the word "bias" in some harsh times in MCSG's history, which I won't mention again since I don't want to bring anything back that's already been buried. All the way to the big things, like how I am as a person. How I speak, how I befriend somebody. My personality, if I'm a care-free person or a person dwelling on every wrongdoing they've made in their lifetime. Connecting them to how I am now would also be a lackluster thing to read, but they've definitely changed me as a person. Maybe those changes would have applied even if I never made an account on here, but this place has definitely changed me. And when I do leave this place in the future, it would have left it's mark on me. A deep cut that you try with all your might to cover up, but that remains within you. That defines you, determines who you are. What you are.
So thank you MCSG. Thank you for the adrenaline rushes winning a game, and visualizing fireworks spiraling into the night sky in my honor, the amazing, talented, kind people I've encountered here, that have helped me through grave issues, or were just there when I needed some cheering up, for the escape that's always open for me to come, where nobody cares who I am. My skin color, how fit I am, what my likes and dislikes are, my country of origin. None of that matters here, and that's what I love about this community. Down to the core. How it unites people from all around the globe in one platform. Where nobody gives a damn about what and who you are, and treat everyone as an equal. That hasn't always been present in my life, especially in school. I feel so comfortable knowing I'm just as important around here as anyone else would be, and voicing my thoughts and opinions on certain issues. Even if they weren't applicable to my own life. I just love giving my two cents when I can. So, is it all a waste? Certainly not!
Thank you for two years of memories...
Thank you all <3
~Mamiamato24
*edit: This is what I was talking about billyguy1
It's been brought to my attention by myself that I've reached exactly two years since I typed "minecraftsurvivalgames.com" into Google Chrome, and made an account named "Mamiamato24". I'm not going to embellish this day, and quote it as a truly remarkable day in history; I simply stumbled upon these forums and decided to make an account. Little did I know the amount of time I'd spend on here from then. Two years. 24 months. (Approximately)104 weeks. 730 days. It's been a remarkable journey on here, to say the least. I was pondering upon this topic a while ago "What to do for my two year MCSG anniversary". I thought about writing an MCSG story, but that's overused. Eventually, my brain was barren and I had nothing to write about for this special occasion. Until, of course, I found cadbane4321's "Is it all a waste of time?" thread, which gave me an excellent idea for this thread to commemorate two years; discussing the impacts that this community has had on my life.
Actually, I'd like to answer that question right now, as I think it would be a better medium of expressing what I have to say. So, is this all a waste of time? The two years I spent on here? All of the lessons I've learned, the exceptional and amicable friends I've acquired, all the experiences that I hold dear to me, be a waste? I joined this website two years ago, expecting it to be a permeable experience, and I'd probably forget it about sooner or later. I didn't expect it, in my right mind, that this community would change me as a person at all. "It's just a game, this is just the internet" I thought to myself. Well, it's a lot more complicated and, well....amazing than what I described it as.
If I had never joined this place, this sounds extremely cliché, but I don't know how I would be. As a person. What friends I would have, my grades, my intelligence, my personality, myself. Would I be myself? And to answer that question in a brief manner—no. Far from, I've established. This place has offered me services that I couldn't find anywhere else. Some place that I would just be able to open my laptop screen, and flood my mind with the pure amazingness this community has to offer. A place containing all of my friends that I've acquired on this platform, talking to them, playing a few games with them. It's certainly offered me an escape from some especially hard times in my life. Times when, otherwise, I would have cried in my bed for the rest of the night, or possibly remained in solitude for the rest of the day. They've taught me to let the past go. Everyone makes mistakes in life, it's our inevitable fate as humans. To dwell upon them, and constantly have them stapled, glued, taped, drilled into our brains, hard-wired, constantly reflecting on the bad in our life, is something I've learned to put behind me.
Believe it or not, this place has also offered me support in emotional distress. My great grandmother passed away a few months ago, it was the first time someone that close in my family has passed away, ever since my father's parents when I was a baby. It was a hard thing to grasp my head around, because of the guilt I felt. Not attending the last time I would have to see her before she passed away, at her bedside in the hospital. Standing by her at her last breath. This mystical place has somehow aided me in not feeling like garbage toward myself, something I would have been incapable of drilling into my mind myself. Sure, my family would tell me not to be hard on myself, and that it wasn't my fault. But I felt like it was at the time. This place offered me somewhere to reflect upon my decisions that I've made to define myself as a person, and blaming myself for something that was not at all in my control. Needless to day, it was a huge stress relieved. I'm so thankful for that.
All the laughs, the experiences that I've had on here. It would be boring to list each one of them one by one, because that's not what matters. It's the entirety of them, and how they impacted me. Even having some small-talk with a friend through Skype, or a build session with Team Apollo, or even playing a few games of MCSG. I will inevitably forget all the experiences I had on here. It's definitely a viable state that I've accepted. Heck, I'll even forget about this whole community within a few years, as they would probably go down under, and this game won't seem appealing to anyone anymore. What will be present in me, however, is how they've changed me. Right down to the little things, such as teaching me the word "bias" in some harsh times in MCSG's history, which I won't mention again since I don't want to bring anything back that's already been buried. All the way to the big things, like how I am as a person. How I speak, how I befriend somebody. My personality, if I'm a care-free person or a person dwelling on every wrongdoing they've made in their lifetime. Connecting them to how I am now would also be a lackluster thing to read, but they've definitely changed me as a person. Maybe those changes would have applied even if I never made an account on here, but this place has definitely changed me. And when I do leave this place in the future, it would have left it's mark on me. A deep cut that you try with all your might to cover up, but that remains within you. That defines you, determines who you are. What you are.
So thank you MCSG. Thank you for the adrenaline rushes winning a game, and visualizing fireworks spiraling into the night sky in my honor, the amazing, talented, kind people I've encountered here, that have helped me through grave issues, or were just there when I needed some cheering up, for the escape that's always open for me to come, where nobody cares who I am. My skin color, how fit I am, what my likes and dislikes are, my country of origin. None of that matters here, and that's what I love about this community. Down to the core. How it unites people from all around the globe in one platform. Where nobody gives a damn about what and who you are, and treat everyone as an equal. That hasn't always been present in my life, especially in school. I feel so comfortable knowing I'm just as important around here as anyone else would be, and voicing my thoughts and opinions on certain issues. Even if they weren't applicable to my own life. I just love giving my two cents when I can. So, is it all a waste? Certainly not!
Thank you for two years of memories...
Thank you all <3
~Mamiamato24
*edit: This is what I was talking about billyguy1
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