I used to skip around the TV stations
1. A whole Story from beginning to end
I used to be able to watch TV for a little while, then do something else, and come back in maybe 45 minutes, check on some TV programs, and go away again. Then I had a realization. It is better to "watch an entire movie from beginning to end." Rather than to watch a little here, a little there. But I do know people who watch a little here, a little there, and they think they are being true to the ideal of not wasting any time. The truth, as I see it, though, is if a Story is worthy of your attention, then give it your full attention. From beginning to end.
2. When I have Stories to tell, like coins of inherent value
I do have Stories to tell about my past. Some of the Stories could be in different contexts depending on who is telling the Story, me or my older brother, for example. There are people apparently who think pain is the worst thing in life, so if someone has to go through something painful, they are very pained themselves and regret that it had to happen. But as for me, I don't care about pain, for the most part. What do I care about, you might ask? I care about making decisions my own way, about my own independence and freedom, about my own ability to interpret my own past the way I want to.
To have a Story about one's own past is like having a coin of inherent value. It's worth something, based on simply what it is made out of. And each time you tell the Story you can tell it a little differently depending on how you feel that day. And who can stop you from embellishing it a bit, if you want to?
3. Sometimes, seek out adventure
Sometimes, allow yourself to go somewhere where you feel a link to your heart, to your soul. God's not going to allow you to die before your time, unless you are just a Fool and act foolishly. Seek out adventure. Travel. Before the cost of travelling becomes too great.
4. A song well sung and well created is like a Story well told
Collect songs, movies, or whatever touches your heart. It is like a Story well told. And if you are, in addition, blessed by being a Story-Teller, then you have responsibilities as well. To tell Stories as well as you can.
I used to be able to watch TV for a little while, then do something else, and come back in maybe 45 minutes, check on some TV programs, and go away again. Then I had a realization. It is better to "watch an entire movie from beginning to end." Rather than to watch a little here, a little there. But I do know people who watch a little here, a little there, and they think they are being true to the ideal of not wasting any time. The truth, as I see it, though, is if a Story is worthy of your attention, then give it your full attention. From beginning to end.
2. When I have Stories to tell, like coins of inherent value
I do have Stories to tell about my past. Some of the Stories could be in different contexts depending on who is telling the Story, me or my older brother, for example. There are people apparently who think pain is the worst thing in life, so if someone has to go through something painful, they are very pained themselves and regret that it had to happen. But as for me, I don't care about pain, for the most part. What do I care about, you might ask? I care about making decisions my own way, about my own independence and freedom, about my own ability to interpret my own past the way I want to.
To have a Story about one's own past is like having a coin of inherent value. It's worth something, based on simply what it is made out of. And each time you tell the Story you can tell it a little differently depending on how you feel that day. And who can stop you from embellishing it a bit, if you want to?
3. Sometimes, seek out adventure
Sometimes, allow yourself to go somewhere where you feel a link to your heart, to your soul. God's not going to allow you to die before your time, unless you are just a Fool and act foolishly. Seek out adventure. Travel. Before the cost of travelling becomes too great.
4. A song well sung and well created is like a Story well told
Collect songs, movies, or whatever touches your heart. It is like a Story well told. And if you are, in addition, blessed by being a Story-Teller, then you have responsibilities as well. To tell Stories as well as you can.
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