Important Life Lesson Learned From Game of Thrones (Season 1)

One Important Life Lesson Game Of Thrones (Season 1) Taught Me

So, I’ve just begun watching the much talked about show on the internet currently and probably the most discussed show of the decade – Game of Thrones. Ya ya, I know I am very late but better late than never. There’s also a story behind why I actually started watching the show Game of Thrones in the first place. And by the time I finished watching the first season, I learned a very important lesson from it.

Let’s start with the story first. So, I met a friend this year, we started talking online first. It’s pretty obvious that I started liking him, from the way he treated me. When we talked, he made me feel special and all those fairytale-ish thoughts that I had as a teenager about romance were kind of coming true. That’s how special he made me feel. I have this tendency of stalking a person to the core if I like the person a lot. I stalked him so much that, I can at least make a list of all his likes and dislikes, past/present girlfriends, what places he likes to party, what does he do on weekends and much more. Yes, I am that bad a stalker. But only on the internet. Okay, Facebook to be really precise and honest. In person, I am an introvert. Without Facebook, I would not even think of stalking someone.

Like I said I can make a list of things, while stalking a person, (also, I’m inclined to reading crime novels mainly, and most of these novels have one detective at least in it, that helps in solving the case, in the content of the story, and stalking someone, awakens my inner detective. It's like killing two birds with one stone for me. LOL.) I could easily tell that this guy, that I like, loves to watch the HBO TV show Game of Thrones. It wouldn't be wrong to say that he worships this show, maybe even a binge viewer.  He would update quotes stated by various characters in the show, as his status, quite a long list of short videos of the different episodes that he had shared on his timeline, and obviously pictures of his favorite characters. I could easily tell that his favorite character from the GOT series is Tyrion Lannister. I can even tell the reason why, after wrapping up with the season 1. Like everyone has their houses decided, he is a supporter of house Lannister. He even went on and quoted as "Lannisters pay their debts", as a reply to a bill payment reminder message, that he must have received from his service provider. That helped me understand how good his wit is.   

Basically, that’s how I got introduced to Game of Thrones. I cannot watch the whole series in one go or in two-three days’ time, even though it has 10 episodes in each season, because of too much of porny content that it has. I watch it on my computer and have to be careful while watching it. I make sure, I watch the episodes only when no one is around. Because, in India, watching porn or talking about sex is still considered a taboo, especially when it is a girl watching or talking about it. The point is, that a guy I was once too fond of (I still am, but don’t want to get into unrequited love stories and be a sadist for life) made me watch what he loves. I wish he knew this.

Anyway, I decided to write this blog to share my thought of an important lesson that I learned from watching Game of Thrones Season 1, but I also had to share the reason why I started watching, so late in my life. Now getting to the point, the lesson I learned from the first season of GOT is that ‘Karma is actually a bitch’. She (since I called Karma a bitch, I am using ‘she’ instead of ‘it’), is watching your actions and makes sure you get punished or rewarded for your actions.

I concluded this, because, Ned Stark, one of the most respected man, from the GOT Season 1, was shown decapitating soldier of the ancient Night's Watch order. This could have been avoided by sentencing the soldier. But well that’s the story and I am no one to tell what could have been done and what could have been avoided, all I am here is to share the lesson. So, Ned Stark decapitates the soldier in the very first episode itself and later by the time season ends, the same happens with him.

                                   

There was no difference in a soldier who had witnessed the comeback of whitewalkers and was trying to bring an awareness about the white walkers to the ruler of the Winterfell, Ned Stark. While, he also wanted to bring to everyone’s awareness that Stannis was the rightful heir of the Throne, after King Robert’s death. So, in a way, he was punished for his action, even though he wasn’t a traitor, as he was named, and the Law of Karma didn’t end until he was decapitated too.

                                

Weird conclusion, I know, but that’s what struck my mind when Ned Stark was being decapitated. And I could recollect the first episode immediately.

I got into watching Game of Thrones so that I could impress the guy I mentioned about (let’s call him Raj, because, he has influenced my life in a lot of ways and will be a part of my upcoming topics as well), by talking about the series with him, and also, so that he would start liking me, however, nothing of that sort happened, because he doesn’t even know that I watch GoT, but unknowingly he helped me learn a serious lesson from GOT series, season 1.

I am now very much going to be conscious while I take any action. I will definitely think of its consequences before I act upon something. I will also be more careful while talking with people. I will make sure that I don’t hurt anyone’s feelings through my words and so on because I am afraid of Karma punishing me for my wrongdoings. However, I am not sure, if she will reward me for my right doings, as a person, my decision of being careful about my actions and my words, will definitely help me in becoming a better person.

I hope whoever reads this, will think about the impact of Karma in their life as well. I hope I help the person reading this in becoming a better person too, like myself.