The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
A man finds himself lost in a dark forest and must journey through the afterlife to find his way back to the right path. Guided by the ancient poet Virgil, he discovers the consequences of human choices and the possibility of redemption.
My name is Danny.
My name is Danny.
I am a video game player.
I am a video game player.
Today I start a new game called
Today I start a new game called
"Life Quest."
"Life Quest."
The game begins.
The game begins.
I am lost in a dark forest.
I am lost in a dark forest.
Scary monsters hide behind trees.
Scary monsters hide behind trees.
I feel afraid.
I feel afraid.
Then I see a man in old clothes.
Then I see a man in old clothes.
"Hello,"
"Hello,"
he says.
he says.
"I am Victor."
"I am Victor."
"I will help you."
"I will help you."
"Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
I ask.
I ask.
"I am from long ago."
"I am from long ago."
"I write stories."
"I write stories."
"Follow me."
"Follow me."
"I will show you three worlds."
"I will show you three worlds."
First, we go down, down, down.
First, we go down, down, down.
We see the Bad Place.
We see the Bad Place.
People here made wrong choices.
People here made wrong choices.
Some people are very cold.
Some people are very cold.
Some people are very hot.
Some people are very hot.
Some people carry heavy rocks.
Some people carry heavy rocks.
"Why are they here?"
"Why are they here?"
I ask Victor.
I ask Victor.
"They hurt other people."
"They hurt other people."
"They told lies."
"They told lies."
"They were mean,"
"They were mean,"
Victor says.
Victor says.
I feel sad for them.
I feel sad for them.
But I understand.
But I understand.
Bad choices have bad results.
Bad choices have bad results.
Next, we go up a tall mountain.
Next, we go up a tall mountain.
This is the Learning Place.
This is the Learning Place.
People here want to be better.
People here want to be better.
They work hard.
They work hard.
They say sorry for their mistakes.
They say sorry for their mistakes.
They learn new ways to be good.
They learn new ways to be good.
"Can they leave?"
"Can they leave?"
I ask.
I ask.
"Yes,"
"Yes,"
Victor says.
Victor says.
"When they learn enough, they go to the Happy Place."
"When they learn enough, they go to the Happy Place."
At the top, Victor stops.
At the top, Victor stops.
"I cannot go higher,"
"I cannot go higher,"
he says.
he says.
"But she can help you."
"But she can help you."
A beautiful woman comes.
A beautiful woman comes.
Her name is Betty.
Her name is Betty.
She smiles like sunshine.
She smiles like sunshine.
"Come with me,"
"Come with me,"
Betty says.
Betty says.
We fly up to the Happy Place.
We fly up to the Happy Place.
Everything is bright and beautiful.
Everything is bright and beautiful.
People sing and dance.
People sing and dance.
They love each other.
They love each other.
They are very happy.
They are very happy.
"This is where good people go,"
"This is where good people go,"
Betty says.
Betty says.
At the very top, I see a great light.
At the very top, I see a great light.
The light is love.
The light is love.
The light is everything good.
The light is everything good.
I understand now.
I understand now.
Life is about choices.
Life is about choices.
We can choose to be bad, to learn, or to be good.
We can choose to be bad, to learn, or to be good.
The game ends.
The game ends.
But I remember the lesson.
But I remember the lesson.
I want to make good choices in my real life too.
I want to make good choices in my real life too.