Chapter 15Final Thoughts

Acting is easy. Anyone can get up in front of a group of people and pretend to be something they are not. People do this every day to one degree or another. Most use these masks to hide their true feelings or intentions rather than reveal something about themselves or the world. Stage combat is easy. Anyone can swing arms and legs at another person. Anyone can pretend to be hurt. People do this all the time too. They flail about their lives undirected towards any particular intention or goal. They feign frailties because they are afraid of attempting to do something and looking like a fool. Or worse, they are afraid to unleash a source of power within themselves they dare not acknowledge. Better never to try and create ...

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