Imagine Your Audience Naked




Imagine Your Audience Naked

By: Charles Brilliantes


A single thing can decide how we live. I single thing can steal everything we want in life. I single thing can turn us into broken pieces. It hallucinates our vision in life and turns them into regret. So how can you move forward if there's a single thing that holds your back?

Fear isn't something that we can just neglect. It robs us everything we wanted in life. Ask yourself, why you did not do the thing you want in life? Why you did not perform in your most awaited concert? Why can't you even say "I love you" to your parents? Why can't you ride a bike even if you love to? It is because you're afraid. 

Being frightened of doing something isn't cowardness. Being afraid to do things you want is okay. Having fears in life is better. Remember that fearing something doesn't make you a coward. It's a warriors duty to conquer his fears because, without fear, you're just ignorant of what may come. 

"Imagine you're audience naked". For some, it rings a bell. This quote is intended to boost your confidence. Performing in front of thousands of viewers makes you crumble. It makes you stutter. So try to imagine your audience naked. Try to look in each one of them and imagine them being naked. Tell yourself that you're the only person inside the dome wearing a suit. Be proud of standing in front. Fear not for you are about to tell them the words you keep thinking. Let them know that you are proud and happy standing in front. It is because you faced your fear.

But being this way won't capture everyone's heart. Conquering fears is a mistake. Overtaking of something you're afraid of is a mistake. The norm was a big mistake. Ruling your fears makes you happy but forgets the purpose of duty. This is always the reason why politics shouldn't exist. If you rule something, you have control over this. But it doesn't make any sense on the other side. If you imagine your audience literally, this won't make the audience happy. So now, does it make any sense?

Imagine your audience naked figuratively means, is to tap into the lives of others. Imagine their naked history. Imagine the darkest stories they're afraid to tell of. Imagine the tales that happened in their lives and become one with them. Conquering your fears is a selfish decision. Because if you don't have fear, then you won't understand what's in front of you. Know the deepest lies of others. Have empathy and sympathize with them.

The true nature of fear doesn't lie after you conquered it. Fear will only make sense if you become one with it. You can only stand proud in front if you can exchange stories with others. You can only be happy if fear will turn into empathy. Fear isn't something to be afraid of, it helps us to build who we are.

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