"STAGE PERFORMANCE
'What is human life like?'
'Like a gigantic stage performance, which a story will illustrate. A
group of children often played a game of dramatics in which each
portrayed a stage character. One played the role of an important person,
another of a profound thinker, and so on. Then they grew up. Incredibly,
they continued to play their roles, which they now took as realities. They
went around acting as if they were important or profound. They felt
depressed and angry when other people did not accept their roles as real.
They sensed that something was wrong, but did not know what it was.'"
POWERFUL FACTS ABOUT THE WAY OUT
There is a Way Out, Chap. 1, p. 14 (Previous version)
Chap. 1, p. 14 (Current version)