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A reliable thought to distinguish Enjoyment from Play and ordinary life.

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Be that as it may, for the adult and responsible human being play is a function which he could equally well leave alone. Play is superfluous. The need for it is only urgent to the extent that the enjoyment of it makes it a need. Play can be deferred or sus pended at any time. It is never imposed by physical n�cessity or moral duty. It is never a task. It is done at leisure, during "free time" . Only when play is a recognized cultural function-a rite, a ceremony-is it bound up with notions of obligation and duty. - J. Huizinga, Homo Ludens (p.8)
April 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM