Life only seems dramatic because of the frames of language and art. Drama may introduce extraneous elements as part of the distractions.
But a I indulge in the drama of words herein as I prefer the word "spirit" over the word "soul". I remember many lives (as in reincarnation) and think that my soul is incomplete. For if my soul were completed I could decide to return to the Earth plane, therefore Spirit is a more apt word for me.
Since I already communicate with trees and plants and they with me I can no longer call them things as I once did when much younger. Species of trees speak as individuals and groups, as humans did once about 40K years ago.