Storytelling Philosophy

I speak here of 'philosophy' in the 'way of life' sense, rather than a psychological model of common man. Not everyone can follow this path, but creatives who feel the calling will find life to be sublime in its essence. It is beautiful in its flow, but potentially deadly for the characters in it.

From my point of view,
There is my body and motor functions, the character in a story. The Actor.
There are my senses, receiving the constant unfolding of the story. The Audience.
There is the feedback between the Actor and the Audience, influencing the story together. The Creator.

The goal of the Creator is to make it the most beautiful story, as a somewhat structured narrative. The beauty of it can only be gazed upon from my own point of view, since there is no way to transfer my senses on another medium, short of reducing the quality drastically (like writing the story or making a play.) It is important to highlight the fact that it is the beauty of the story that is important, and not the happiness of the Actor as such. I am but a tool to my own story, if there would happen to be suffering, the story will not take a hit, for the beauty lies in the patterns of highs and lows, as a note is not beautiful alone, while melody is exquisite in its arrangements.

Of course, there is only a somewhat limited influence from the Actor toward the story. There is much of the story that is unpredictable, but that only makes it more interesting. The Creator struggles to fit themes and order in the chaotic environment that surrounds the story, leaving trails of plot holes and unfinished storylines.

More on the ramifications and disadvantages of that later.
Have a nice evening.

[On a side note, An Evening with Kevin Smith in Toronto today was highly entertaining. Charismatic man and disturbingly in love with Wayne Gretzky and his father.]