It would be so useful! Not just to entertain small children (more on that later) but also because... everything is a kind of story.
Songs are stories. Listen to a ballad of verse and chorus; the best tell a story of problem (verse) and solution (chorus).
Work too, is full of stories! Once upon a time there was a customer who bought a product and it didn't quite do what they thought it could, so they phoned the support desk, who said 'Yes! You can do that. Check out the online help, I'll walk you through it.' And lo, the customer did follow the steps dutifully and lived-eth happily-ish ever after.
True. This blog is also stories, and one continual story of course, itself part of a much larger story (my life). Everything is story-telling.
It would also be useful, for the moment when I find myself suddenly surrounded by small children and someone else (Emmie) says: "Now uncle Matt will tell you a good story!" and I have to wrack my brain for one that I can remember, won't be boring, and isn't about the accidental discovery of cosmic background radiation.
Shame too - that's a corker.
So, storytelling is the thing. Problem, problem becomes a big problem, problem gets solved. Simple, right?
I should hope so! I feel like I go through that cycle every day.
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