The story of us is the authentic story

Here are some very wise and timely words on story-telling. The distinction is not so much between fiction and non-fiction as our rationally educated western mind makes. The distinction is more between an authentic and an inauthentic story. Wow.

An inauthentic story is about you. Whereas an authentic story is about us. In the times we live where the system is in sort of end game death spiral we need medicine from our stories. A medicine we need now is stories about me and you. Stories that involve us. Stories that build bridge, make community, bring us together as one and in all our diversity, beauty and disquiet.

Thank you Barry Lopez for telling it like it is.