Roles

“All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts”.

-William Shakespeare

It is true that the words were once said
Of a learned bard that
‘All the world’s a stage’.
We humans are merely players upon
The stage of life.
Yet, had you ever considered
Which parts you play?
Every person is the centre of their own show
But only a side act to everybody else.
Perhaps you are not one to
Discover gravity or find a new energy source.
You may never get into history books,
Never truly be remembered.
It may be disheartening but just think…
You could easily be a sideshow
That ends up inspiring the great artists.
Maybe you were the teacher who
Taught Einstein how to count or
Hemmingway how to write.
Maybe if you were not alive now,
It is possible that the human race
Could die out thanks to an invention
That you didn’t inspire someone to create.
Think of the people who have made
Tremendous differences to your life.
Think how you have made changes to theirs.
So when it is 3am and you are
Crying in a dark corner due to feeling
That you were never of any worth to anyone,
Just sit. Think.
Who might you inspire today?
Whose life could you save tomorrow?
What are you doing here?

It could be that your role on stage,
Is to save the theatre from fire.