TA in Pills - 1-8.1 TA Script Theory 1 - Introducing the Concept of Script
TA Script Theory 1 (Script is a self authored life plan written in early childhood. It governs the general course of a person's life. It is 'directed' to achieve a life goal or script payoff. ) "Words with special meaning are marked * or ** in text and explained in Notes" Our life course can be compared to rivers. Rivers are many and varied. Some are long and some are short. Some are perennial and some are seasonal. Some are calm and quiet and others are violent. Some sustain vegetation and farming while others support massive projects. So also are human lives. Some rivers empty waters into the sea. Some others end in marshy lands. Still others dry up midway in a desert. So also are human beings winners, non-winners or losers. We have no choice of who we will be born to. They, our parents, may have no knowledge about why they chose to bring us up one way and not the other. And even if they had the knowledge, they could do little to change mid-way the wa...