Why Tell Stories? |
Why tell stories? We embark on this endeavor because stories are ways in which we pass down information from one generation to another. Words and language are the threads of life, and from Homer's epics to Mark Twain's Mississippi adventures, stories are way to engage the imagination of a reader or listener. |
"Stories paint word pictures and use the sound and rhythm and repetition of words.
In developing and learning a story you should concentrate on its visual and audio aspects:
either assemble it into a series of visual pictures like a filmstrip,
or consciously absorb the rhythm and arrangement of the sounds of the words."
--
Barry McWilliams, on his website Effective Storytelling.
"Maybe you're wondering why people bother telling stories. They're just for kids, aren't they? No, stories are for all people of all ages. If you read a traditional story carefully there are lessons to be learned from it. Some lessons we already know, but sometimes forget. Like being kind to those less fortunate than ourselves, or that love is truly the most important reason for us all to be here. Other stories warn us of the consequences of our actions on ourselves and others. Each story has at least one, and most of the times many, morals. Even a story you have read many times may hold yet another gem of a lesson for you to learn later, down the road. All people of all walks of life have stories, and most all of them contain lessons to be learned or remembered." -- from the website Thunder Dreams |
And in the end, we tell stories to understand ourselves a bit better. By exploring our inner selves through words and stories, we come to understand the "real" us that lives inside this body. |
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