For some of us....

[Paul Whybrow]

“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”

Anne Lamott

(from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life)

 

[Peyton Stafford]

Huge topic. Why do we humans look to stories to make sense of life, and to make it bearable, even delightful? Do we find meaning in abstractions, in sciences, philosophies, and theologies? Some do, but for most of us, the meaning is in stories about people like us, flawed, good-hearted but afraid, doing our best.