Just a chapter in life's script

If we were to compare life to a script, and imagine we could write it for ourselves, how would we write it? No matter how we manipulate it, we'd probably write ourselves as the hero, heroine, or protagonist of that script. No one wants to be the villain, the envious woman, or the supporting character in the script.

But we know this isn't possible. Our scripts are full of complexity, unpredictable extras, unappealing scenes, dialogue, and situations we can't control. And that's real life... we already know that, don't we? Why not just accept it?

In times of hardship, many of us grudgingly ask ourselves, "Why does life have to be like this?" Or when we're at our lowest point, we might think that our life is predestined, that our script is predestined to be "unlucky, incapable of good, unlucky." Whatever it is, that's just one perspective...

If we think of this as "just a chapter in life's script," things might become lighter. I believe that if we reflect carefully, we've all played the role of hero or heroine at some point or another. We've had good moments, done something or said something kind to someone. And we've all been villains, whether we knew it or not, in other people's lives. On one hand, we can't deny that we were willing to play those roles. Simply criticizing, gossiping, and berating someone, those roles wouldn't be good characters in a drama. The more we explode with emotion and hurt someone physically or mentally, those roles certainly wouldn't be the hero or heroine. Furthermore, we've all been supporting characters in the lives of many others, just passing through the scene and then leaving.

On the other hand, even though we don't think of life as a script, many of us are too caught up in certain roles. For example:

The unfortunate protagonist: Of course I'm bad. Who would understand why I'm so evil? (But deep down, I want a good outcome. Paradoxical, right?)

The good person being bullied: I have to keep doing good just to win someone's heart, prove something (The good person who wants to win?)

The victor who wants everything: I've done this much, I've given in to that much, it should be mine, I must have it (I, who lacks everything and is not enough, the only one in the world).

And overall, we're deluded into thinking that we're the hero or heroine all the time. Even though it's not...

”Not the whole story…”

The key point is, if we view our lives as a script, whether yesterday or today, good or bad, sometimes it's just one scene, one event, not the entire story. In many dramas, the heroine is in dire straits, the hero is once bad, the villain returns to being good, suddenly a disaster strikes, and the whole story is painful! But that's just a comedy, and these things usually only happen in one part of the script. No one knows what the twists and turns will be or how it will end if they haven't watched it... And our lives are a drama that no one has ever watched...

A script for life. We can't write our entire story, but we have the opportunity to choose our dialogue and acting in many parts to shape our characters. Many parts of life are like a drama that ends with a new episode. Some things may remain, but others change. New scenes, new plots, new main characters, different supporting characters—these things will happen in our lives. As long as we understand or remember that the drama isn't over...

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