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There’s No Such Thing As A Free Story

July 06, 2008

There’s a price for everything. Storytelling is no different. When you stop to listen to a story, be it on television, in the newspaper, on the Internet, or in person, ask yourself what’s being exchanged.

Is it knowledge? Take, for instance, this blog. I write about story. I try to give away knowledge. In return I hope to gain nothing but happiness, joy, and good karma.

Do you believe that? It’s partially true. But while those are only some of the reasons I write this bog, they certainly aren’t the only reasons. 

Whenever you stop to listen to a story you are getting something (or searching for something). Do you know what it is?

Whenever you tell a story, you are getting as well as giving something.

Does it matter if the exchange is candid or covert?

Next time you find yourself listening to a story, ask yourself why.

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