On Taking OneSelf Seriously

What does this mean, exactly? And why is it appealing to me?

The context in which this just came up is the mood of the game we're working on at https://poindextergamco.com. I tend toward dark and heavy, and the other guy tends toward light and self-deprecating. We both agree that a mixture would be best.

What does it mean to take oneself seriously? Solemnity about oneself? An inability to see the absurdity that's inherent in all of us? A lack of grace toward that absurdity?

Surely, perceiving ourselves with clear vision, as Christ does, is the only valid perspective. And surely it's a mixture of darkness and light, seriousness and absurdity, justice and grace, death and, ultimately, life (who always has the last word). We should both see ourselves as we are and also, in accepting Christ's valuation, members of a narrative that ends in redemption and freedom and joy.

So when creating something, to take oneself not seriously is to dive deep into sin and death and to come out as clean and free as Christ. Easy.