“hereafter in this drama of life” (Page 62, Big Book)
The ego (the self) wants me to be not just on stage but the star of the show, and then to forget I’m merely an actor playing role. It wants me to conflate myself with the part, because, if I remember who and what I really am, I’m liable to reject the ego and return to God.
The drama of life is indeed dramatic, and no one gets out of it alive.
It is impossible to live in the material realm as though it is the only and the ultimate reality without being frightened.
We call this Stage Fright.
Inevitable and incurable on the plane of the world.
The only solution is to remember that this is merely the drama playing out and the Great Reality lies above and beyond.