Lifes A Stage

Life is a stage.

Your life is unscripted to a degree. This is no dress rehearsal. This is the main event.

The people in your life are the characters in your play. Some have big parts, some have leading roles for a time, some have small parts while others have no speaking parts or play a mere tree.

I have had so many different characters in my play thus far.

There were villains, saints, angels and normal people. I had a few significant ones. I am sure we all do.

There was The Caretaker. The one that let me be irresponsible for a few acts in my play. I was allowed to be a child in this adult world for a bit and acted irrationally and with great immaturity. I never had to grow up. I was cleverly disguised as a responsible adult and always had someone taking care of me so I didn't have to actually put for any effort to function.

There was The Juvenile. The one that checked my reality so hard that I felt like I had been literally slapped in the face. I was no longer being taken care of, I had become the caretaker. This character was so irresponsible in their own right that I was forced to become the responsible one in the part. It sucked. I do admit that. That character is no longer in my play, however the lesson I learned was that growing up and handling my business was far greater a life to live then letting someone take care of me.

There was The Crazy One. The one that took great part in my lost faith for love and trust. The one that was not happy in my play unless the drama was on high. The one that granted, never a moment was dull, but never a moment was happy. I learned from that one that my judgment is so off when my heart is involved that I should be a logical decision maker. However being right brained that will never happen.

There was The Sane One. The one that was so not crazy that I simply began to think I was crazy. It was by far the most boring act I had ever been in. But it taught me a few things about myself that I had to change. Such as causing trouble strictly because I was bored. Causing jealousy when there is no need and so on and so forth.

There was The Best Friend. This role has been taken on many times by many different characters. However she has always been the leading lady. She is there for me no matter what. No one will ever come between us and she makes no bones about it. Her part in my play will not come to an end until my curtain closes.

Then there is The One. This role, like the role of best friend, has been attempted many times. However it has never properly been executed. The one is simply that. The one that makes you forget the times you were hurt before, you may still be cautious but you want it with all you have. You want to risk it to see what the next act will bring.

For now my play is simply on intermission. The bell has sounded and the lights drew up.

I am the director. I say what goes. I believe its time for a recast. I am unhappy with some of the characters. I know that the acts of my life will bring great experiences and wonderfully bittersweet lessons to learn. But I know that some of these characters cannot accompany me to the next acts. It's sad but it's the truth and no matter what. The truth shall set you free.

So go get your refreshments and take your smoke breaks. The next act is about to begin.