Recently, several of my friends on Facebook have posted a statement that says, among other things, that they wish to get the drama out of their lives. I didn't respond to those status messages because I know what was meant but I don't think they really understood what it would mean to get all the drama out of their lives. Dramatic events in our lives are not always negative, some are very positive. Passing our final exam was a dramatic moment. Our first kiss was a dramatic moment. Graduation was a drama. Getting married, finding out you are pregnant, having your first child, getting your first real job, etc. are all dramatic moments, ones that are generally very positive. Winning the lottery is highly dramatic, but few people I know would wish it away. 
    Even negative drama shouldn't be shunned because it serves a purpose as well. Sometimes negative drama causes us to make changes in our lives that become very positive in the end. Having your best friend move away may give you an opportunity to make new friends. Loosing a job may give you a chance to start a new career, one you may like more than your first career. Mary Kay Ash was disappointed when a man she trained was promoted ahead of her and retired from her job with Stanley Home Products in 1963. She used that negative drama to start, along with her husband, the Mary Kay Cosmetics company and became a very wealthy and respected business women. The death of a close relative or friend often causes us to recognize that we don't have an unlimited time to make something of ourselves in this world, forcing us to do something about it. 
    The main thing is, drama stimulates change. It stimulates us to change. Without drama in out lives, we tend to stagnate, and stagnation is rarely, if ever, a good thing. 
    I remember an old episode of a TV show, I think it was Twilight Zone though it may have been one of it's imitators, where a con man dies and finds himself in a place where nothing goes wrong. Every time he asks someone to get him something, they do it. Every time he plays pool, he wins. Every time he tries to get into a political discussion, everyone agrees with his opinion. At first he thinks it's wonderful, but he soon learns different. This new life of his lacks drama. It's boring. He gets so bored, he goes to the boss of the place and states that he thinks someone made a mistake, that he doesn't belong in heaven. The boss replies with an evil laugh, “What makes you think your in heaven?” as he sprouts horns. 
    So don't wish all the drama out of your life unless you are very fond of extreme boredom and stagnation.