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Play is a state of mind, rather than an activity. Remember the definition of play: an absorbing, apparently purposeless activity that provides enjoyment and a suspension of self-consciousness and sense of time.

Brown M.D., Stuart; Vaughan, Christopher (2009-02-11). Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul.