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Lifes but a Stage!

"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, His acts being seven ages"
- William Shakespeare




Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Linkedin have now become our new, modern international stages. The mega arenas where we unashamedly, without faulter, launch ourselves upon a suspecting world wide audience. Every day of the week, 24 x 7, you can find us. Would Shakespeare be agassed?
I have friends on Facebook that I never speak to now. But their lives are played out for us all to see.... news on their new girlfriends, the new wives, the new children, the broken boiler, the car they desire, the TV ad they watched yesterday..... and on and on and on it goes.
All that chatter, all that NOISE!!

How very apt that I should go and see The King's Speech last week.
A great film. A time when as my mom tells me "life was slow" and everyone had a very private life. A life where you had time to think, reflect and recharge.
Yes thinking, reflecting and recharging. I like that. I will make a mental note to myself right now. Oh perhaps I will add it to my status on Facebook? I'm sure everyone is dying to know what I'm doing.

Status #adding to the noise

"Lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"

William Shakespeare


"Because I have a Voice" George IV (Colin Firth, The Kings Speech)

Comments

With a smile on my face said…
so true! I really enjoyed this.
August 18, 2011 12:45 pm
rubi red said…
thanx! so happy you enjoyed my post :)
December 18, 2011 10:15 pm
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