(an excerpt from a memoir intro)
We believe that we are the heroes of our own story. The plot revolves around us, the protagonist, and we choose a cast of friends and family to fill smaller, supporting roles. We may cast a friend as the sidekick, our mother as a guide, or our significant other as the romantic lead. We may even cast those who hurt us as villains, and ourselves as their victim. We judge their performances, their decisions and their actions in relation to ourselves. We often forget that each person that we bring into our story is casting us as well. Sometimes they cast us more accurately than we cast ourselves,
And sometimes we’re not the heroes.
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