I guess the question that needs to be asked is: What do you consider fun? Some people think its "fun" to watch golf. Me, not so much... I think its fun to see how many marshmallows i can put in my mouth. Others, not so much. Fun is a very subjective term and I don't thing anyone can tell you what you should be having "fun" doing.

Once you get to the point where you are not having fun, why continue? Its fun to stand close to the fire but once the fire is burning much brighter and starts to burn, it is no longer fun and I must step away from it for a while and cool off. Wait for the fire to change and die down, then I can have fun by the fire again.