The Time Lord's Vacation: A Cosmic Tale

In the heart of a distant galaxy, at the center of the universe, lives a group of beings known as the Time Lords who watch over all creation. They are responsible for the evolution of all life forms within their domain. Every now and then, one of them goes on vacation. One such Time Lord is named Crobe, and it's his turn for a holiday. He contacts his galaxy's travel agent to explore possible vacation options.

"Well, Crobe," says the travel agent. "On the outskirts of our star system, there's a Red Planet where you can relax and enjoy all kinds of pleasures."

Crobe replies, "I was there last year, and it was wonderful, but I'd like something more exotic."

"How about the Green Planet in star cluster 401, where you can simply let yourself go in the relaxing mists of complete silence and peace? It's very popular right now."

"No," Crobe responds. "I'd like a greater challenge."

The travel agent ponders for a moment and then says, "I think I have just the thing for you. In the farthest corner of the universe, there's a tiny star cluster called the Milky Way. In it, there's a Blue Planet where you can play various games, both alone and with other vacationing Time Lords. Hide and seek is especially popular there. Before you go, you can choose how many lives you want and what your main game will be in each life. Since time doesn't exist in our dimension, you can have as many lives as you like. Once you arrive, you'll forget who you are, so you can spend each life searching for yourself. Between lives, you can choose what main game you want to play in your next life's journey of self-discovery, and even what gender you want to be. Each life-game comes with several hilarious mini-games called families and relationships. They'll make you laugh hysterically."

Crobe seems interested: "That sounds fun. Tell me what other games I can play while searching for myself."

"Well, there's quite a list, and you can play almost all of them during your vacation. The Warrior Game is very popular. You get to see how many times you can die in battle or violently, and you help other vacationers do the same. It's such fun. The funniest part is how seriously everyone takes it. Most can play it about 200 times. You'll die laughing.

Then there's the Merchant Game. You get to see how many times you can become rich and then lose everything in the same lifetime. It provides excitement and entertainment. There's also the Worker Game. The idea is to do the same job eight hours a day for fifty years straight. You're given just enough money to barely feed your family and occasionally get drunk. Or if you're female, you get to see how many times you can clean your household and prepare meals before exhausting your body.

I haven't quite figured this one out yet, but one game is to help other vacationers return to the game, and they call it 'birth.' Now here's one you'll surely like. It's called the Learning Game, where the goal is to see how many systems and concepts called philosophies you can collect during your self-search in one game. If you're good at this game, it evolves into the Teacher or Guru Game, where you think you've found yourself (become enlightened). You also help other vacationers play the learning game.

But here's the popular and good news: in every game, you can play the Victim-Sufferer Game. You'll be doubled over with laughter after this one. You get to see how many ordinary situations you can turn into catastrophes, how many times you can die from illness, how many times you can cause feelings they call unhappiness. Apparently, you have to train your mind to consider certain things wrong and judge them negatively. I haven't quite figured this out myself yet. They say you're sent to a special school to learn it properly. Before that, you get preliminary training from other vacationers playing the parent game. You'll start understanding it soon enough with enough practice."

"This sounds fantastic. Sign me up!"

Author's Note: This whimsical tale reminds us to not take life too seriously while acknowledging the profound nature of our existence. It invites us to step back and view our earthly "games" from a cosmic perspective, encouraging both laughter and deeper reflection about the roles we choose to play in life.

From Colin P. Sission Book “Inner Awakening”