Losing The Game Of Monopoly

[The following conversation has been translated from its original 'language' to American colloquialism.]

"Father, it does not seem fair."

"Son, there is no sense of fair play.  It is how it has always been."

"Do you mean that every game we play on this board here on this intergalactic travel cruiser directly affects the major intelligent species of that planet over there?"

"Yes, son."

"Can we tell them that is what we are doing?  Wouldn't it give them a chance to mess with the outcome of the game and make our strategies a little bit harder?"

"Son, there are some down there who are already aware of what we are doing."

"Does that mean we are in direct communication with them?"

"No, it does not.  The ones who are aware are some of the first to become like us.  But their intelligence factor, their interconnectedness with all that surrounds them, their wholeness, is far from complete.  They are barely on the early stages of taking the path that leads to our level of being."

"Is that why we play this game when we travel to this part of the galaxy?"

"No, this game is solely for our entertainment so we can watch how easy it is to make other beings act according to the whimsical moves of a board game.  There is no deep lesson to learn here.  We can allow ourselves pure leisure, even at our level."

"What is Mother doing?"

"She is conducting research on how to make this game more interesting.  She is gathering samples from the planet to bring back to the game design team."

"That sounds exciting.  When do we get to play the new version?"

"The outcome of our current game determines that, my son.  For you see, entertainment is also part of life and thus affects all around it."

"Father, I thought you said there was no deep lesson to be learned here."

"There is none.  The chance outcome of a game is a fact ingrained in you that cannot change.  All is all, Son."

"All is all, Father."