Games

I remember a scene from the movie Zathura, where the Astronaut (who is actually an older Walter) tells his young, other self and his brother Danny, "There are some games you can't play alone."

He was right.

It's true, games are better to play when there's two or more than one. Take a pickup game of soccer. It’s great having a bunch of friends get together so that you have enough for two teams, or even just to kick the ball around. You’re getting out there and having fun. That’s what counts.

The biggest, and greatest, game we play is life. None of us are meant to play this game alone. Each of us has that one, specific, and unique person we're meant to share it with. That's our calling in life, because we're not supposed to be alone. God created us male and female, as he says in Genesis 2: "It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helper fit for him" (Gen. 2:18, RSV: Second Catholic Edition).

Whether we are single or already in a relationship, each of us, men and women, are playing a meaningful game by living our lives. But we are not meant to play the one-player campaign setting forever. Our partner is with us, and we are playing the game of life together.