Hi all, I actually don't have anyone else to talk to this about in my life which is terribly sad, so I've resorted to Reddit.
I just fired up Minecraft after 8 years (having first played in the Alpha!), and I spawned into a stunning Spruce biome directly next to a village! It was an unreal start, and I am now rebuilding all their houses to provide a much better experience for all the weird villagers.
I was looking out over the ocean once I secured my first base and the music kicked in, and it made me feel emotional. It took me back to a time where I had considerably less stresses in my life. Sometimes life can really get at you, but this was a moment where I took some time to let myself feel those emotions and really feel good.
What a wonderful game this is. I may be 35 years old, but I am thoroughly enjoying punching trees, planting seeds and saying hello to the bees after all these years!
Thanks.
Love this! Minecraft really is timeless. Enjoy your new world and those peaceful moments ,it’s never too late to punch trees and watch sunsets in-game.
Man, this is so wholesome
That is awesome! Life can be beautiful, yet solemn. Minecraft with nostalgia definitely feels like this. I remember the simpler times playing MC years ago, and how it just doesn't seem to scratch the itch the same way it used to.
I've started to wonder if its me, not MC. Its easy to get caught up in the urgency of life, never slowing down to smell the flowers. I believe that MC is supposed to be boring, naturally mimicking the ebbs and flows of life on a smaller, more manageable scale. MC is not meant to be a game thats: GO GO GO! Just nonstop dopamine rushes and fun. No game can ever be like that; its just not how we're wired. All living things are forced to respect the natural equilibrium of the universe, whether they like it or not.
Its unspeakably easy to get caught up with big picture ideas, and trying to have a larger than life purpose. MC can easily feel boring if this is your mindset; like what's the point of it all? The point is to have no point, just to take it one step at a time. Don't think too far ahead as to overwhelm yourself. Don't be upset with yourself for spending time "grinding" or doing "useless" tasks. Lets keep in mind we're talking about a video game, so there's no judgement to be passed down here depending on what you're doing. Everything is important. Nothing is important. MC really highlights this dichotomy, and I'm personally looking forward to starting my own survival world again and being faced with bouts of boredom. If I can sustain myself with that boredom, I'm confident that I will create some amazing things that I can look back on and be proud of.
I wasn't allowed to have a laptop / console to play games, so Minecraft was a far future for me as a teen. Now I'm just about 30 and having played on my husbands servers the last several years, i actually just started my very own world as well c:
My world, my names, my first spawn location! Its super exciting, and timeless, and completely ageless 💗
good for you
8 years? Your in for a treat 😊 my crafting crew still going strong after 10yrs and it's just plain old chillaxing fun. We all in our 30s and 40s now lol
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