Mister Goober
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What are some great life-lessons you learned from a Final Fantasy game?
First, allow me to quote the great Fyodor Dostoevsky...
At first, art imitates life. Then life will imitate art. Then life will find its very existence from the arts.
There are realms in human phenomena that science is simply incapable of grabbing a hold of. For example, what does science have to say about absolute moral values? What does science have to say about love? Science is a tool, nothing more. There are things that cannot be scientifically explained, and stuff like those is where art constantly dwell in.
I am a Christian who believes in God and Jesus Christ. But try as I might to intellectually justify the validity of the Christian message, I can't deny that my emotions play a huge role with my chosen beliefs. Part of it is cultural upbringing, and a bigger part of it is Final Fantasy VIII. I learned that we draw our strength from godlike beings. Angels, to me, exist, the same way Guardian Forces exist in the Final Fantasy VIII universe. These angels of mine help me in my life and give me strength. I won't have it any other way. I owe everything to them, and to my very own Griever, Jesus. That is what I learned from Final Fantasy VIII.
What about you?
First, allow me to quote the great Fyodor Dostoevsky...
At first, art imitates life. Then life will imitate art. Then life will find its very existence from the arts.
There are realms in human phenomena that science is simply incapable of grabbing a hold of. For example, what does science have to say about absolute moral values? What does science have to say about love? Science is a tool, nothing more. There are things that cannot be scientifically explained, and stuff like those is where art constantly dwell in.
I am a Christian who believes in God and Jesus Christ. But try as I might to intellectually justify the validity of the Christian message, I can't deny that my emotions play a huge role with my chosen beliefs. Part of it is cultural upbringing, and a bigger part of it is Final Fantasy VIII. I learned that we draw our strength from godlike beings. Angels, to me, exist, the same way Guardian Forces exist in the Final Fantasy VIII universe. These angels of mine help me in my life and give me strength. I won't have it any other way. I owe everything to them, and to my very own Griever, Jesus. That is what I learned from Final Fantasy VIII.
What about you?