Today I will talk about what the stage taught me. I was part of the theatre for four years and during that time I realized something that still accompanies me today – that life is really a big stage. And on it we all play roles.
William Shakespeare once wrote that all the world is a stage and all the people on it merely players. For a long time I thought this was just a nice thought, but then I realized that he was right. In life we often play roles that we think we have to – to be liked by others, to be loved by them, to be accepted.
I was in this role for a long time too. I played the way I thought others wanted me to be. I was kind, calm, adaptable, quiet when I should have spoken up and loud when it would have been better to remain silent. But at some point I realized that I had gotten lost in all these roles. That I had forgotten who I really was.
Theatre taught me that you can play roles perfectly, but if you play them all the time in life, they become difficult. They tire you out, they exhaust you, they start to stifle that real part of you that just wants to be you. And when I left the stage, I only really started to learn to play the most important role – to be me.
Now I know that it’s okay if someone doesn’t like me. That it’s not my job to please everyone. If I’m honest, if I’m real and if I stand behind myself, then I’ve done enough. Those who can appreciate that will stay. And those who don’t will leave – and that’s okay.
Sometimes life really is like a play, full of roles, masks and scenes. But the difference is that here there is no audience to applaud you. Here you are your own spectator. And when you allow yourself to be who you are – without a mask, without a role, without a script – that’s when the real story begins.
Hugs,
Eva
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