Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I’ve lost my angst. And I don’t know where I put it. Or maybe, I’ve stopped caring. I realized this when my friends and I started a book club (the operative word is started), and read one young adult book. It was supposedly … Continue reading Angst No More
Many Stories
I have yet to meet someone who did not enjoy a good story. Stories call to us, to the deepest part of ourselves where not even the blinding lights of the city and the deafening sounds of technology can penetrate. Even in the Philippines where the book sales are so low compared to the literate population (and where according to author Jessica Zafra authors are considered bestsellers if they can sell a mere 3000 books), there is great appreciation for a good story and for a story told well. The ability to tell stories, to capture a moment in lived experience or in one’s imagination and to be able to recreate it to another is something innately human. Everyone has a story and every story is precious. In fact, stories have their sacred place in the history of every culture all over the world.
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