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It was fun to see this Sunday our children enact the story of King Solomon’s judgement on the two mothers. Even though it was not the best performance in the world, the children did a very good job. They portrayed the story in the best way they possibly could and left the audience laughing with their dialogues and honest acting, while ushering in some powerful thoughts in to the mind of the audience.

Let’s rewind, go back in to the room and see the teachers trying to teach the kids the story and then the acts. It’s very important to have the sequence this way, because if the storyline has not seeped well in the children then no matter how hard you try to teach the kids to act, they are sure to goof up.

Now the entire act made sense because they followed the story line of the teacher. Picture this – during the training sessions many of the children would act as they would think right, would want to say the dialogues, as they think is correct and many a times never follow the story line. Some of the bold children would want to change the story and do it their own way, add other stories that they have seen and impose their will in to the act. Some children would never want the role that they are having and sometimes everyone wants to do the lead role and be the hero. The teachers did a good job in making the performance make sense.

Let’s change frames, look around us, we haven’t grown up either and childishness is very prevalent. Our lives are supposed to follow the story line of the creator, if we ever want to make sense of it. He has the story in His mind; if we desire to do well and be successful in true sense, we must imbibe the story the creator has formed. Not knowing the story will lead to acting nonsensical. At times our sinful nature pops up, people want to have the story changed to suit their gains, to suit their dreams, their desires, their rights and wrongs, their prejudices etc.. and conform it to what they think, is a good story! Ultimately resulting in a life that would make no sense and pure chaos would be the name of the act.

Like ignorant children many want to get in to the directors role and run the show in order to have their role magnified or to turn the story as they will. Picture this… what would happen if every single actor called to perform does the same? Where would the act lead to? What would it ultimately mean? Or would it make any sense at all?

When we do not follow the creator’s story all our efforts go in vain, no matter how good we are in our respective areas of life, no matter how skillful, wise and intellectual we are it doesn’t matter at all, because it can never make sense and ultimately forces the creator to say ‘CUT IT!!’. We also forget that we are not alone in this, our part is important for others, just as their parts are important for us, sometimes to launch us and sometimes to continue our acts.

In the midst of the chaos it is normal that many who strive hard to follow the storyline get frustrated. Many get disappointed, as when they performed right, there was no one to applaud. When people around do not care about conformance to storylines, many start doubting if there truly exists, a storyline? Or sometimes, desire to be like everyone else. Many seem to loose value about their roles and begin to belittle themselves by questioning, does anyone care about me? Does my life make any difference in this chaos? Am I really panchvi pass?

If you are following the storyline as close as you can, then remember life here on earth is the time when the training is provided. Where we are taught the story and asked to enact it to the audience of one – The Creator. There will be a time when the creator stops the chaos and selects the ones who followed the storyline just as He wished. Many would then be turned down from their roles and many who performed well, will be given better roles. When it’s all settled, the stage would be set and the final act performed. Do you want to be an audience then or become a part of the story?

Denying the storyline is denying the creator and would mean enacting purposeless existence, chaos and nonsense. We all live our lives to the audience of One- The Creator. Our audience is never the actors in the play, it is always the Creator. Our perspectives must change – if we ever want to make sense.

Tags: Acting, Applause, Audience, Chaos, children, creator, Director, disappointment, Drama, Frustration, Left, Panchvi Pass, purpose, Rewind, Right, Roles, Solomon, Stage, Stories, Storyline, Teachers, time, training, Wisdom, Wrong

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