When I was in high school, an all girls’ boarding school, I played Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, and I remember quite well that I had so much fun, and I was very good at playing my role. I was a part of other significant plays, including Macbeth, but I left all that behind me as I grew up. The key gist of this discussion is leaving the drama behind. Drama, I find unfortunately, continues to be a part of some people we encounter in life—at work, church, parties, other social relationships and events, and I believe that we have a choice as to how we respond to that stimuli, because it would determine whether our lives are impacted by other people’s drama or not. Ultimately it determines whether we choose to live in a state of joy and serenity or not.

Most of my friends and family would tell you that I do not do drama. It is the one thing that I can with absolute certainty walk away from without hesitation or regret, and the reason is very simple. It is disruptive and it interferes with a person’s peace of mind. We may find ourselves always engaged in someone else’s stuff, which is often not meant for our own good. It shifts focus, time, and resources from what is important to us to that person’s drama. Some people are adept in creating these disturbing games that it becomes a trap, and it draws you deeper and deeper in to their games. These people are also never loyal to you; they are too involved in their own created drama to worry about you.

I take the stance of walking away at the first sign of drama, because I have come to a place where I enjoy just being. You may have heard that we are all spiritual beings having a human experience. Our default, in my mind, should therefore begin from the spiritual, and we should be able to create a space where we can cultivate our own spirituality.

Some years ago, I came across a text from Siva Samhita, 2, 1:5, which talks about the Spiritual Body, and I was mesmerized. It states: