dailydatewithgod

In high school, I worked in the theatre crew.  Aside from building and painting sets, we were responsible for setting up all the props for the actors.  This way when they followed the direction in the script for the scene and it said they were calling someone they had something to pick up instead of using their imaginary phone in their hand.  Having the props on the stage made the story more convincing to the audience.  The props which were not specifically indicated in the script themselves were in many ways things we take for granted as being there.  As a team, we had to read the script and collect all the items ahead of time to make sure the behind-the-scenes elements were ready to go. Plays are make-believe so the audience would have gone along even if they used their hand for a phone, but why not have a prop to make it more real if you can?  We have props in our lives which support us and make our lives seem more real.  Many of these props we take for granted.  It is not until they are missing that we realize how much support we receive from them.  Many of the props we are responsible for making sure to be present in the scenes of our lives but some just happen to be there when we need them the most.  I was recently traveling and began to reflect on all the props someone thought to put in an airport or on the plane which allowed me to execute my travel plans with ease. I could be a star in showing up for my event because behind-the-scenes all these props were in place. For all our individuality, we realize how very dependent we are upon other people and systems to have what we need in place to pull off the scenes of our lives.  It is humbling when we recognize how much support we get to live out our lives from others. Clearly, there are behind-the-scenes forces working so we can show up and be ourselves.