Reading through this beautiful piece reminds me of some of the hidden but yet obvious truths of life and what a simple idea can turn into if properly conceived and acted upon.
I have seen people talk about individuality of each person in a society as the starting point of nation building and social interactions but it's important to know that this individual's own perception of life has been formed from the way he/she interpretes the outside world.
If we treat life like a story, it's Just like saying that the stories we believed from the ones we were told goes a long way in determining how we interpret the stories we're going to be told later.
Some how our life is all interlinked. People from different societies, different cultures an with different mindset are just a reflection of what they were told and what they believed.
Yes. And we are conditioned to believe some stories over others, about religion and culture, preferences and prejudices. And then we think that our story is the truth, and will fight and die for an illusion, believing that we know what we are doing. So much good and so much harm can come from the stories we tell ourselves and act upon.
Exactly; a lot of the things we hold dear to ourselves, things we could die for are just illusions we made ourselves or the ones we believed from the stories they told us.
Interesting is the fact that this can go a long way to determine the course of one's existence.
And just like you said, reflecting on this would raise a lot of questions about religion, culture, personal beliefs and values. Stories and perception can go a long way to determine the course of history or change the course of history.