Infinite Play on Judgment Day

The Infinite player has little time for finite ideological myths. Yet, they neither deny or affirm your sacred scriptures and they never squabble over your discrepancies with relative interpretations. Interpretation is everything for the finite player and wars are fought in defense of those relative “truths.”

Although the infinite player does play in finite religious games (and many other finite games), there is a distinct lack of serious intent, which tends to dilute the significance of the game. There is more a desire to fully engage with others, regardless of the ideological commandments or rules. Infinite players are unconcerned with the rules of the game, but this does not impede their ability to play with gusto. Yet, their lack of adherence to the conventional rules often results in prompting finite players to evaluate their own rules (yet this is not the infinite players intent, it just happens naturally when finite players suddenly realize that their rules are nonsensical).

Life is a series of games that everyone plays (even deciding NOT to play is a strategic move in a game). You play hundreds of games throughout your “life” and, therefore, your life can be seen as nothing more than moves in a game (although serious egos rarely ever see it that way). To win the games you must achieve the coveted outcome by adhering to the rules of each specific game.

Infinite players play all the games you and I play. They get “married” and “divorce.” They participate in “education” and even follow particular “careers.” They “parent” children, “own” houses and even practice “religion.” However, they have no desire to achieve the outcomes you and I play to achieve and so they care little about the rules of any particular game. Obviously, they also follow rules, but this is more about NOT disturbing you, than in winning a game.

You have always had an abstract attraction and repulsion to those who do not take your rules seriously. Sometimes you even hate them, but infinite players realize this is all part of the game and thus, do not hate you back. This is clearly a distinct break with the accepted rules.

There is a clear lack of seriousness in the infinite players conformance to the rules, which tends to dilute the power of the rules you have come to see as sacrosanct and beyond question. Infinite players have been vilified, persecuted and crucified by finite players. They have had all their “property” confiscated and have been imprisoned and even executed for refusing to take the rules seriously. However, they tend to see this as simply more strategic moves in the game and so, they tend not to suffer as you and I might in believing we have lost the game. In fact, historically, infinite players rarely even suffer through impending death (death is also a game with rules and outcomes).

Infinite players do NOT believe in “winning” or “losing,” only continued playing. Infinite players simply love engaging the world fully and that includes the game of death, which they also engage freely with gusto because they do NOT ever feel compelled to play.

Finite players tend to fully engage only parts of life, or specific games, to the exclusion of others, and usually with the intent of winning the specific games they choose to play. Finite players fear death as a “game ender,” while infinite player relish the opportunity of experiencing a new game. Finite players do not like playing with the rules of death and so, they ALL tend to die similarly, with much gritting and grinding of teeth.

Most importantly, infinite players are quite adept at playing with the rules of their own egos and this is especially true with the egos fear of death. They tend not to experience the same discomfort and guilt that you or I feel when we somehow fail to follow the rules of death, which emphasize the need to fearfully suffer.

One way you can identify an infinite player is through their attempts to play with the rules of death. Not because they wish to win the game, but simply to bring on as many new players as possible.

In fact, the only real discernible goal of an infinite player is to bring in as many new players as possible. This actually aids in changing the rules in the games, because the more players there are the more likely a “winner” will be harder to determine.

And NO winners makes it very difficult for you and I to determine the losers.

This Saturday, May 21st, will you be an infinite player or a finite winner?

 Artwork by Fourpanelhero - "The Last Happy Meal"