Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the roles of Story and Fact and the way their roles in our lives intertwine as we examine the past and envision the future. Stories ask and try to answer questions in our lives. To be human, I believe, is to be driven to search for “Truth” and “Meaning” and answers to such questions. We long for facts to lean on. If we don’t have all the facts needed to build our story, we propose facts until we have more information. As humans, we like having neat, little, comprehensible packages. Each discovery allows us to alter our stories to include this new facet of Truth.
Continue reading “Becoming Warm, Peaceful Communities”