Everyone
loves a good story. Bundled by the fire listening to spooky tales of haunted
barns and of ghosts. Curled up across from grandparents as they share memories
from their younger years, how they fell in love, where they were when the war
broke out. Even just a casual catch up with your best friend at a coffee shop
to discuss the events of last weekend. Stories are for telling. Stories are for
listening. Stories can serve many purposes: to entertain, to learn, to express.
While picture books encapsulate the eyes of children with caricatures of lions
and vibrant forestry, Star Wars novels amuse the world-wide science fiction
enthusiasts. People may laugh, people
may cry but regardless, they are brought together by the power of a story. A
narrative from Albert Einstein’s biography is referenced in a college-level
mathematics lecture in order to further explain the complex course material.
From the experiences – past or present – of others, our own lives can be
influenced. Through storytelling as well, we are given the opportunity to
express ourselves. Whether it be the expression of ideas, feelings, or political
standpoints, we are allowed to be free and open with each other. By
communicating our thoughts, we improve the wide-spread knowledge and progress towards
the future. In a very ordinary and simple way, stories have the ability to
connect people: they entertain us, they teach us, and they allow us to express ourselves
and our opinions. I guess you could say that storytelling has been and still is
a pretty significant part of humanity.
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