An Armageddon of Aliens
Let me just say to begin with that if the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes in the morning would be an army of multicolored aliens advancing towards me from out of the wall….
…….it would not be good.
However, as I am wont to say, all too frequently, ‘people like and dislike different things.’
These little guys are Pikmin, not to be confused with pacman and they have the power of positive reinforcement. Or rather they will be once we have managed to instill the ability to send an empowering message to their leader. Visualization is critical here as well as lots of practice. Each wee Pikmin, will chant and cheer. No doubt they will need to be replaced with something more age appropriate in due course, but for the time being we use what works, and what generally works best is the current fixation, [a.k.a. enthusiasm] Pikmin rule our world.
At least they’re non-violent and keep up a continuous stream of happy little giggling noises. [Which can become irritating to grown up people who lack a sense of humor.]
The villainous Water Dumples can be defeated with their carnivorous tendencies.
You may worry, as I do, that filling their little heads with all this nonsense, may do more harm than good. Surely this kind of rubbish merely clutters up their brains which should be packed with more helpful information. And you may very well be right. However, first and foremost, they must reach the age of majority and still be alive, and hopefully happy, or if not happy, at least not suicidal.
Although we seem to being attacked by the same troubles in a couple of generations.
December 13th, 2010 at 12:02 am
i love them! given the world is full of aliens anyway why not have some cheerful ones?
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December 13th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Ha! I woudn’t worry in the slightest: mine make up nonsense constantly if they aren’t fed a steady enough stream of it. They take things they are familiar with, and work them through using the stuffed animals as characters. One of them wanders around pretending to battle monsters as his character does in “wizards 101″ constantly.
I have given up on proper nutrition in the mental diet, and I’m now just happy that they are omnivorous, so to speak! They will eventually reach a point where they can sort it out for themselves, I firmly believe.
In the meantime, the Pikmen are genius!
December 14th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Video games like Pikmin appeal to all ages. Finding something more age appropriate, like what Grand Theft Auto? Some random violence filled game by another gaming company? Nintendo is very good at making sure their games are clean and fun.
I just find it absurd that there should be an issue of age appropriateness at all, since there are so many adults behaving in the most immature ways, but because it’s deemed adult behavior it’s okay.
December 14th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
I don’t think it will do more harm than good. I always found fantasy to be a great relief. And, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a very practical degree in Business Administration, I wouldn’t say it impaired my brain in any serious regard.
Let them have their fantasies. I think any impairment to the mind will be more than made up for by the growth in spirit.
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December 14th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
I’ve been wondering about Nonna. Bless you all!
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December 15th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Where would we be without aliens? If it triggers their imagination where’s the harm.
CJ xx
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