"This will never happen quite the same way ever again"

I am often asked why I like live theatre over films more. The reason being is that I enjoy the spontaneity that live theatre brings to the experience. I always say that the great thing about theatre is that things will never happen quite the same way ever again. Much like how life operates. The people that we meet, the experiences that we encounter and the conversations we have, can not be duplicated. It's a bittersweet theory. There are some experiences in my life that I would love to relive all over again, however I don't know if actually given the chance that I would want to. Sometimes I wonder if the great memories that we have are simply great due to the fact that we have had time to recreate, modifty and replay how we see fit in our minds through time.

So the moral of the story? Don't take things for granted. I could vividly remember some conversations and experiences that I have had in the past and I remember telling myself at the time while it was happening that I should savor the moment and live in it - for it will pass. And then into the memory treasure box it shall go, waiting to be visited years later. Oh! If only I had the power to bottle people's special memories and sell it back to them! I would be richer than....(insert funny line here)

I guess that's what makes theatre so fascinating to me, it's because it's a mirror image of life itself...or at least how we view it.