The Rule(s) of Our Game(s)

We live in a world filled with chaos. Nothing seems the same after 9/11. We are at war with one another. Hatred abounds. Terror reins. People are dying. We finally seem to have come to a consensus that global warming is a reality, yet we don't have a comprehensive plan in place to address it. We know that deforestation of rain forests will have a dramatic affect on the environment, but little is being done to stop to it. We can barely bring ourselves to talk about sex, yet sex crimes are at an all time high. What kind of mess are we leaving for our children and their children to clean up? Is this the way it is going to be? Is this the way it has to be? How did we end up in this situation? Is there anything we can do to change it? Is time is running out? Have we made so many mistakes along the way that it's hopeless? Are we even living our lives correctly? Maybe we have it all wrong. What if we have it backward? Maybe life on earth as we know it is not reality, but an illusion. If it is an illusion, is it like a game? If so, are we playing it correctly? If there are rules, wouldn't it help to know what they are so we can play the game better?