And if the audience is none, and we are alone, it is still theatre. For we are still acting the role of the person we would like ourselves to be. Our audience when we are alone is ourself, and we must put on a good show.
If this is true, that everyone is an actor putting on airs so that they can blend in or stand out to their desired degrees, then another truth becomes apparent. If in every part of our lives we are playing a role, pretending to be someone others and we ourselves think we should be, then nobody truly knows anyone.
If in every moment we are pretending, how can we come to know one another at all?Everything is a projection of who we are. Or who we wish to be. The clothes we wear. The way we talk. The way we walk and move and gesture. The hobbies we partake in. The careers we build and the skills we hone. The places we live and frequent. The things we own. The way we think. The friends we have and how we interact with strangers. All this is theatre, performed for the benefit of the audience.
And if the audience is none, and we are alone, it is still theatre. For we are still acting the role of the person we would like ourselves to be. Our audience when we are alone is ourself, and we must put on a good show.
If this is true, that everyone is an actor putting on airs so that they can blend in or stand out to their desired degrees, then another truth becomes apparent. If in every part of our lives we are playing a role, pretending to be someone others and we ourselves think we should be, then nobody truly knows anyone.
If in every moment we are pretending, how can we come to know one another at all?
Swell & Cut 