从沉迷游戏中走出来(AM 12th sharing)
E. L.
尊敬的师父好！
同修们好！
我叫李爱德，今年13岁，是悉尼大法小弟子。今天，我想和大家交流的题目是“从沉迷游戏中走出来”。
去年，我独自去布里斯本参加音乐夏令营。这是我第一次离开父母在外面生活。我住在同修家里，白天参加音乐活动。虽然有同修照顾，但没有了爸爸妈妈的监管和提醒。刚开始，我以为这是一件好事，觉得自己终于自由了。于是，我放松了对自己的要求，开始玩游戏，而且越玩越多。
本来只是想玩一小会儿，后来常常一玩就是很长时间。明明知道应该休息、练琴、准备第二天的曲子，可我还是控制不住自己。那时，我以为自己是在享受自由。现在回头看，我才发现，当一个人明明知道应该停下来做正事，却停不下来时，就已经被游戏和欲望牵着走了。我本来应该把时间用在学习音乐、提高自己上，却把越来越多的注意力放到了游戏上。
回家以后，妈妈开始限制我使用电子设备。刚开始，我很不理解，觉得妈妈管得太多，限制了我的自由。后来，我开始反思：为什么自己这么容易沉迷游戏？因为游戏很容易让我得到成就感，完成一个任务就能马上获得快乐。
可是，现实生活不是这样。练小提琴需要长时间坚持，学习也需要努力，有些事情做了很久都不一定能马上看到结果。所以，当我觉得累或者遇到困难时，玩游戏就成了我逃避的方式。我认识到，自己真正需要改变的，不只是少玩游戏，而是遇到困难时，不要总想着逃避。
师尊在《转法轮》中开示：“真正修炼得修炼你这颗心，叫修心性。”
以前，我以为修炼就是学法、炼功，只要知道很多道理就可以了。这次经历让我悟到，真正遇到诱惑时，我能不能管住自己，这才是对心性的考验。我从小就开始学法，知道应该珍惜时间，按照真、善、忍的标准要求自己。可是，面对游戏的诱惑时，我才发现，知道和做到是两回事。
所以，现在当我想玩游戏时，会提醒自己想一想：我是真的需要休息，还是不想面对困难？如果是因为不想练琴、不想学习，我就应该先把该做的事情做好，而不是躲进游戏里。我现在还不能说自己完全不想玩游戏了，但我希望自己能一步一步地改变。即使没有人监督，我也要学会管好自己；遇到困难时，也要努力坚持下去。
以前，我以为自由就是想做什么就做什么。现在我明白了，真正重要的是，面对诱惑时自己能不能作出正确的选择，而不是被欲望牵着走。感谢师父的看护，感谢爸爸妈妈在我不清醒时没有放弃我，也感谢身边同修对我的帮助。
师父在《洪吟》〈实修〉中开示：
学法得法
比学比修
事事对照
做到是修
这句法让我对自己的修炼有了更深的认识。以后，我希望能把学到的法理真正用到自己的行为中，不只是知道应该怎么做，还要努力做到。我会继续努力，在没有人监督时管好自己，遇到困难时不逃避，做一个真正实修的大法小弟子。
谢谢师父！
谢谢同修！
Overcoming My Attachment to Video Games
E. L.
Greetings, Revered Master!
Greetings, fellow practitioners!
I am 13 years old. Today, I would like to share an experience of how I overcame my addiction to video games, along with some of my cultivation reflections.
Last year, I went to Brisbane on my own for a music summer camp. It was the first time I had lived away from my parents. I stayed with fellow practitioners and took part in daytime music activities. Although fellow practitioners looked after me, I no longer had my parents supervising me or reminding me what to do. At first, I thought this was a good thing and felt I was finally free. As a result, I became less strict with myself and started playing video games. Before long, I was playing more and more.
At first, I only intended to play video games for a little while, but I would often end up playing for a long time. Even though I knew I should rest, practise my instrument, and prepare the next day’s pieces, I still could not control myself. At the time, I thought I was enjoying my freedom. Looking back, I see that when I knew I should stop and do something more meaningful but couldn’t, I was already being controlled by games and my desires. I should have devoted my time to studying music and improving myself, but instead, I focused more and more of my attention on video games.
After returning home, my mother started restricting my use of electronic devices. At first, I did not understand her and felt that she was controlling me too much and limiting my freedom. Later, I began to reflect on myself: Why am I so easily addicted to video games? I realized that games offered a quick sense of achievement. Each time I completed a task, I experienced instant gratification.
Real life, however, does not work that way. Learning the violin requires long-term commitment, and studying takes effort too. Sometimes, even after working hard at something for a long time, we may not see immediate results. So, whenever I felt tired or encountered difficulties, playing video games became a way for me to escape.
I came to realise that what I truly needed to change was not simply to spend less time playing games, but to stop always looking for a way to escape whenever I encountered difficulties.
Master told us in Zhuan Falun, Lecture 1: “But true spiritual practice is about working on the mind, or character.”
In the past, I thought cultivation meant studying the Fa and practicing the exercises, and that knowing many principles was enough. This experience helped me realize that when I face real temptations, my ability to discipline myself is the true test of my xinxing.
I have studied the Fa since I was little, and I know that I should cherish my time and hold myself to the standards of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. However, when faced with the temptation of video games, I realised that knowing what is right and actually doing it are two different things.
Now, whenever I feel the urge to play video games, I remind myself to stop and ask: Do I really need a break, or am I simply trying to avoid the difficulties? If I just do not feel like practising the violin or studying, I should finish what I need to do first instead of escaping into video games.
I cannot say that I have completely stopped wanting to play video games, but I hope to improve step by step. Even when no one is supervising me, I need to learn to discipline myself. When I encounter difficulties, I should also make an effort to persevere.
In the past, I thought freedom meant being able to do whatever I wanted. Now I understand that what truly matters is whether I can make the right choices when faced with temptation, rather than allowing my desires to lead me.
I am grateful to Master for looking after me, to my parents for not giving up on me when I was not thinking straight, and to the practitioners around me for their help and support.
Master told us in Solid Cultivation from Hong Yin, The Grand Verses:
Study the Fa and gain the Fa,
Focus on how you study and cultivate,
Let each and everything be measured against the Fa.
Only then, with that, is it actually cultivation.
Master’s poem has given me a deeper understanding of my own cultivation. From now on, I hope to truly put the Fa principles I have learned into practice, not just knowing what I should do, but making a real effort to do it. I will continue to work hard to discipline myself even when no one is watching, face difficulties without running away, and become a young Dafa disciple who genuinely cultivates.
Thank you, Master!
Thank you, fellow practitioners!