All the Worlds a Stage

"All the worlds a stage...and all the men and women, merely players. They have their exits and entrances, and each one in their time plays many parts." This famous quote by William Shakespeare, from the play As You Like It, compares life, the comings, goings, and actions of people, to being much like that of a play. However, some take their roles too seriously, acting only to please the ill-qualified, critiqueing audiences that watch …

…have a gaping hole in their personality, and are trying to fill it with the approval of others. In their quest to sell their performance, the selfless agree absent-mindly with the person next to them and pick up their beliefs second-hand. This pattern of selling oneself and temporarily collecting the thoughts of others continues throughout life and although it may work asthetically, the selfless individual with never feel the satisfaction of honestly impacting their audience.