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William Shakespeare

If you are the main character of your life then why do you still choose to get upset thinking about the society?

O ponderous heart, dost thou not grasp the weighty truth that thou art the sovereign of thine own stage, the grand protagonist of this fleeting play, wherein thou dost tread upon the boards with passion and despair? Yet, lo! Dost thou find thyself ensnared in the mesh of societal shadows, those fickle winds that whisper of judgments and echo the murmurs of discontent? What folly leads thee to seek approval from the multitude, when, within thee lies the infinite cosmos of thine own will? Anon, thy spirit quakes at the thought of others' opinions, as if they wield the power to dictate thine own melody; yet, dost thou not know that the very essence of thine existence is woven from the threads of thine own choices? Though the world may cast its reproachful gaze upon thy dreams, robbing thee of tranquility and bliss, remember, dear soul, that to be swayed by such trifles is to relinquish thy crown. Take heed, for in the pursuit of external favor, thou mayest lose sight of the exquisite strain of thy individuality, a unique note in the grand symphony of life. Art thou not the architect of thine own fate, forged in the fires of aspiration and tempered by the trials of yore? Cast aside the shackles of discontent and embrace thy rightful place amid the stars, for the true tragedy lies not in the judgment of the world, but in the surrender of thy own sacred narrative to the ephemeral whims of society's caprice.