第17部分(第4/8 頁)

y　needed　to　learn。　Most　importantly；　a　game　reflects　back　on　one's　behavior。　It's　an　instant　feedback　system。 Instead　of　the　teacher　lecturing　you；　the　game　is　feeding　back　a　personalized　lecture；　custom　made　just　for　you。

The　friend　of　the　woman　who　left　later　called　to　give　me　an　update。　She　said　her　friend　was　fine　and　had　calmed　down。 In　her　cooling…off　period；　she　could　see　some　slight　relationship　between　the　game　and　her　life。

Although　she　and　her　husband　did　not　own　a　boat；　they　did　own

everything　else　imaginable。 She　was　angry　after　their　divorce；　both　because　he　had　run　off　with　a　younger　woman　and　because　after　twenty　years　of　marriage；　they　had　accumulated　little　in　the　way　of　assets。　There　was　virtually　nothing　for　them　to　split。　Their　twenty　years　of　married　life　had　been　incredible　fun；　but　all　they　had　accumulated　was　a　ton　of　doodads。

She　realized　that　her　anger　at　doing　the　numbers…the　ine　statement　and　balance　sheet…came　from　her　embarrassment　of　not　understanding　them。　She　had　believed　that　finances　were　the　man's　job。　She　maintained　the　house　and　did　the　entertaining；　and　he　handled　the　finances。　She　was　now　quite　certain　that　in　the　last　five　years　of　their　marriage；　he　had　hidden　money　from　her。　She　was　angry　at　herself　for　not　being　more　aware　of　where　the　money　was　going；　as　well　as　for　not　knowing　about　the　other　woman。

Just　like　a　board　game；　the　world　is　always　providing　us　with　instant　feedback。　We　could　learn