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The Resilience Of The Human Spirit

by Mario A. Campanaro

The Resilience Of The Human Spirit

by Mario A. Campanaro

If there is one thing we must always be aware of as actors, it is the unquestionable resilience of the human spirit and the relentless pursuit toward improved personal circumstances. When we begin to understand that, we begin to understand the origin of the true nature of personal wants and needs. And when we begin to understand the origin of the true nature of personal wants and needs, we also begin to understand the profound weight obstacles hold as they stand in the way of those wants and needs.

Once we begin to understand the profound weight obstacles hold standing in the way of wants and needs, we then begin to understand the motivation behind the true nature of actions taken to overcome all of the obstacles standing in the way of those wants and needs. And once we begin to truly understand how all actions hold the intention to overcome obstacles standing in the way of wants and needs, we then begin to understand the true nature of human listening. This listening is always being filtered in mind, body, and spirit by whether we are or are not fulfilling our wants and needs through the actions taken to overcome obstacles.

When we begin to understand all this about human nature, we begin to understand the true nature of authentic moment-to-moment impulse, reaction, response, and emotion (MC² = Energy In Motion) that naturally occurs from the equal endowment of objective and obstacle, and the success or failure of our wants and needs being met—or not.

At the end of the day, the human spirit is driven by love received, love unreceived, and survival. Everything else branches off from those three roots. When all this is put into words, it seems very equational. So, as always, look for it in Life. Life is the actor’s infinite masterclass.

To put it all a bit more simply: Look at Life, and you will begin to understand the Craft of Acting.