What if I’m not the main character?
I’ve always loved that t-shirt/cartoon that shows a guy in a crowd & he’s thinking something like ‘OMG? What if I’m not the main character?’
I always took it to mean that he realized he was not the main character in the other people’s lives. You know - cautioning you to stop being self-centered - to realize that everyone else’s worlds did not revolve around you.
But, last night, I realized that we need to realize that we’re not the main characters in *our own* lives, either. I think that may be one of the keys to real happiness. Once you accept that *everyone else* are the main characters in *your* life, you can start to relax & really enjoy it all. When you give them the attention that they are due, stop concentrating on *you* & start concentrating on how you interact with everyone else, how you help them, how you help their stories along, then your life becomes more meaningful.
Not sure if this is making much sense today 
I’d like to at least have a supporting role.
Comment by Robin — September 26, 2005 @ 3:43 pm