All the World is a Stage

If you believe in evolution, then you would agree that we are related to Apes. 

ape (eɪp) 

n., v. aped, ap•ing. n.

1. any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the great apes and lesser apes.

2. (loosely) any monkey.

3. an imitator; mimic.

We must have inherited this ability to mimic. Watch kids dance to a music video. See how children adopt their parents' idioms and prejudices. This natural function of our survival instinct to fit in and be accepted has bestowed upon us a powerful talent.

In My Fair Lady, a lower-class woman is taught to act and speak like a Duchess. It illustrates how dramatically a persons life is transformed once they can play the part. While I believe that we have outgrown the need for class distinction, it is clear how this skill will help us to adapt to our rapidly evolving society. 

So far, we have mastered the roles we have played; every class, ethnicity, stereotype, every astrological sign, every tarot card... Each one with prejudices against the others. 

Now, as the world comes together on economic, governmental, and cultural levels, we are grasping for new role models, new poster children to emulate. 

Maybe we no longer need gods, kings, or celebrities to imitate. Maybe it is time we reach inside for inspiration.

The question is:

Who would you like to be?

Or as the caterpillar so eloquently put it:

Who

Are

You

???