Life is Like a Computer

Life has always been a mystery. We think we own it but at some point in time, we realize that we don't have any choice, like we are merely following a path designed for us by somebody who is unknown and who seems to be manipulating our every thought, every decision, every act. In short, life is like a computer.

When we were young it seemed like life was so light, so easy, so happy. But as we grow up, things change and we feel like we get too busy--too many works to do with so little time--and our world gets smaller and smaller each time. We have lesser time to do our recreations and we get so preoccupied with doing our routines mandated to us by the society such as work, studies, responsibilities. Most of these routines are not our personal choices, in a way, because we are obliged to do them even in part we do not want to. So that is how life becomes like a computer. Just like a computer which is mandated by an outside force (a human being), our life is also being mandated by an outside force (society).

Second, just like a computer our life also has a "shut down." Everytime we want to turn off a computer, we never have to ask its permission for us to shut it down. We automatically just do so. Just like in life, death comes as a  surprise. When we have to be categorically shut down, our permission is not asked for. Fate just automatically take away our life. For those who "chose" to shut down their life through suicide, will their life still be comparable to a computer? Yes, indeed, because we can remember the times when we used a computer that shut off by itself because of a virus or system breakdown. Well, the same reasons also apply to those who committed suicide. They were plagued with virus (bad thoughts and weak emotions) or they had a system breakdown (neurological defects).

Whatever we tell about a computer, we equally tell about life.


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