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Have you ever played Candy Crush or similar games?

They're designed to be addictive. You beat a level. You feel a surge of joy. You see your friends' scores. Some of them are ahead of you. And you beat another level. And another. And another.

And then you realize you're spending real money on a free game. You're not getting enough sleep. You're ignoring your family. You're stressing out about…colored candies.

For what? To become number one on a leaderboard that means absolutely nothing?

Your best friend or your kids won't remember you as "that Candy Crush pro." No one will carve "Top 10 Candy Crush" on your tombstone.

But in real life, we treat conflicts in exactly the same way.

We risk our jobs, relationships, freedom, and health—all to climb an imaginary leaderboard. To prove we're better, smarter, and more right than some stranger we'll never see again.

We act as if there were a cosmic scoreboard recording every argument won, every boor put down, every instance of honor defended.

He is not there.