04-18-2008, 12:01 AM
Hi phanriver,
"What I am most interested in is from the position of the teller. What are some benefical reasons for telling such a tale of power? What is there to
gain?"
To have a Tale of Power (or maybe a spiritual experience) and not share it does no good to anyone. The teller is doesn't know what effect that story might
have on the listener. The listener never has a chance to add the story to his base of knowledge. One story or concept within a story might inspire someone or
open an understanding they did not have previous to hearing it. Our lives and our perspective on life are shaped by bits and pieces, phrases, pieces of songs
or old sayings or sayings of great mena etc., that we have accumulated throughout the years.
All of Scrooge's riches did him no good until he shared them with someone. It's the same with words. Especially in forums like this. It is all we have
to share, or at least the only medium with which to share.
Words are power. And tales of power even moreso.
"What I am most interested in is from the position of the teller. What are some benefical reasons for telling such a tale of power? What is there to
gain?"
To have a Tale of Power (or maybe a spiritual experience) and not share it does no good to anyone. The teller is doesn't know what effect that story might
have on the listener. The listener never has a chance to add the story to his base of knowledge. One story or concept within a story might inspire someone or
open an understanding they did not have previous to hearing it. Our lives and our perspective on life are shaped by bits and pieces, phrases, pieces of songs
or old sayings or sayings of great mena etc., that we have accumulated throughout the years.
All of Scrooge's riches did him no good until he shared them with someone. It's the same with words. Especially in forums like this. It is all we have
to share, or at least the only medium with which to share.
Words are power. And tales of power even moreso.

