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| Close the curtain on unwanted drama |
The scene is over and the curtain
drops. It won’t, however, stay down long
before it’s raised again on another scene and the story continues. A script is divided into acts and then even
further into scenes, each with the purpose of pushing the story along until that
final curtain call and then the show is over.
It is then up to those watching to determine whether it was worth
sitting through or not.
Sometimes, something will go drastically
wrong during a scene and the curtain will be dropped prematurely, keeping it
from getting worse. It could be technical
difficulties that need to be fixed before the scene continues. It could be an accident on stage or just a
major blunder blowing the scene entirely.
The curtain falls to keep the story from becoming more of a catastrophe
than it already is.
As we’ve talked about the script
you’re writing for your life, we mentioned how it will be made up of a series
of scenes that move your narrative along.
Some scenes, however, will need to be weighed as to whether they are
worth continuing or need to end, so that another can take over. Just as you looked at your cast of characters
and decided which ones were not healthy for your storyline, you will need to
examine each scene with the same criteria.
Life is too short to continue with something that isn’t working or is
disturbing the rest of your story.
How do you see your life
going? As I construct my personal world,
I aim for a certain level of harmony with those around me as well as a peace
and calmness in daily living. It is this
quality of life that I use as a standard by which I judge the scenes in my
life. Surviving this world comes with
its own drama and I choose not to deal with anymore than necessary. I prefer to keep it in my fiction, and not deal
with it in my reality.
For this reason, some of the
characters filling my story had to be cut.
They created drama, too much drama, disturbing the peaceful balance of
my script. As I brought the curtain down
on the scene that was wrecking havoc on my narrative, I left it down on those
that prefer to create tension in their storylines with other characters instead
of dwelling in harmony. I refuse to be
pulled into the childish bickering and back stabbings that remind me of high
school existence. I don’t want it.
Furthermore, I don’t need it.
Neither do you. No one does, really. When friends or coworkers try to bring you
into their overdramatic scene, bring down the curtain. Quickly.
Stop it before it gets you in an irritated fluster and you find yourself
pacing and chewing Tums like candy.
While a good novel requires
tension, the script of your life does not.
Put an end to the scenes that disturb the calmness of your life. Avoid the drama that distracts you from your
dreams by kidnapping your focus in what doesn’t really matter. Live the script of purpose you’ve written and
do not allow yourself to be sidetracked from achieving your goals by other
people’s chaos. Bring the curtain down
on the nonsense, and then raise it up again with a determination to continue
the story that brings peace to your life.
Your tale might even last longer.
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;)Wise words indeed and again love your writing you do so with ease hence for the eye of the reader . thankQ for sharing with the b ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beez, for your kind words and constant support.
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