How often we ourselves become those very actors…
I often catch myself when I get too caught up in a game instead of truly living! When we immerse ourselves in play, we end up living in fictional scenarios, either created or embellished by our own minds.
It’s so easy to play! Playing is easier than living because to truly live, you need to see more and feel deeper. What we grasp is only what’s on the surface. And to think, to process things internally… that’s much harder than playing a hero or a victim, since we all know the feelings and reactions that come with those roles, and reproducing them is no challenge.
But play is not life!
It’s fun to be the directors, but feeling like a pawn in someone else’s game isn’t nearly as interesting. Yet often, there are two players involved, and they get so wrapped up in their own competition — who said it better, who was more affected, who took offense more deeply — that they forget that all of this is actually NOT IMPORTANT!
And what truly matters is so hard to reclaim later…
The tragedy isn’t that we play roles — it’s that we forget we’re acting and lose sight of what’s real beneath the performance.
When we choose authentic living over dramatic performances, we discover that real emotions, genuine connections, and true experiences are far more fulfilling than any role we could ever play.
The question isn’t whether we’ll stop playing entirely — that’s human nature. The question is: Will we remember when the curtain falls that there’s a real life waiting for us beyond the stage?