11-05-2014, 12:00 AM
One thing I agree with - if the stories people tell have a feeling of 'sensationalism' these people are seeking attention. They embellish their stories or just plain make them up.
My motivation for sharing stories is a little bit of validation (not as much as before) but I feel motivated by the fact that if/when something happens to me, my experiences may be lost forever. By writing them at least online there is a good chance the stories will exist in the cloud for a very long time. I also am intensely curious about how much my experiences are similar to others.
The truth is though, most people who have real experiences are hesitant to share. Most people do not have the ability to find the right words.
ON the other side of all of this...is cynical jealousy and envy. There are those who have labored for years to have a real dreaming, seeing, or sorcerer experience, and either they never have one or they are thoroughly disenchanted with the experiences they do have. So they will attack others as an outlet for their frustration. These are people who believe they are entitled to get something out of all this, but they never will.
My motivation for sharing stories is a little bit of validation (not as much as before) but I feel motivated by the fact that if/when something happens to me, my experiences may be lost forever. By writing them at least online there is a good chance the stories will exist in the cloud for a very long time. I also am intensely curious about how much my experiences are similar to others.
The truth is though, most people who have real experiences are hesitant to share. Most people do not have the ability to find the right words.
ON the other side of all of this...is cynical jealousy and envy. There are those who have labored for years to have a real dreaming, seeing, or sorcerer experience, and either they never have one or they are thoroughly disenchanted with the experiences they do have. So they will attack others as an outlet for their frustration. These are people who believe they are entitled to get something out of all this, but they never will.