official logo of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Did you know that the American Cancer Society and Relay for life has an Second Life presence? I have been involved with them in events in the past and it an amazing feeling when you are helping someone else.
This weekend there is one such event occurring and you have an opportunity to be involved. Relay for Life will be hosting their Spring Fest. This is a great way for people to help the American Cancer Society and have a great time to boot!
There will be many various things within the giant carnival that you can get involved in. Activities include live djs, a carnival, live performances, 7Seas Fishing, and Bumper Boats!
Please pass this link onto your friends if you are not able to attend. Let's get in something important this weekend!
Regardless of what you do in Second Life there are always people that are going to be critical of you and what you do with your SL. That should be no surprise because it's no different in the real world. Unfortunately, anonymity doesn't make this issue any easier. Because it seems like when you hide people behind a keyboard people seem to become ten feet tall and bulletproof. With this being said it's really hard to remember sometimes that many of these people simply do things to get a rise out of you.
Part of why I enjoy the Chargglez videos so much is because they tend to shed a little light on the insanity that some people get so serious about. Being an innocent bystander in one of these videos that resulted in my being punked has given me the opportunity to work through that process in my life. Feel free to check that video out here.
Thee are very few things in SL... let alone RL to get all that bent out of shape over. I believe often we forget that fact until it actually happens and you look back at te play by play in your head and you find yourself realizing what a bad choice the first choice was to begin with. Then sometime making the apology or living down the situation is much worse than you realized. The best thing about being an adult might be that two seconds that we develop to breathe before we react to anything. I suppose I say that assuming that you have developed that art as an adult.
I know when I write this I have to look in the mirror and realize that I have made some of those blunders that I wish I could take back. I have lost friends over things I have said and decisions I have made. In some cases an apology just doesn't cut it.
Maybe I am writing this simply because I am hoping that it is another reminder that there are real people with real feelings on the other side of the Internet connection. These people are not pawns in a giant game of chess, and we far too often forget that essential fact. Maybe an important guideline to remember is that if you wouldn't want the responsibility that comes with saying something to someone right in front of them in the real world then maybe perhaps you should refrain from saying it Second Life.
I hope that all of you have a great time in SL and if any of this helps you please leave a comment, or possibly share t with someone. Don't share it with them because you think they need it - That will offend them. I am pretty sure that all of us could use the refresher even if they are grizzled veterans. I am interested in your feedback. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
