Stories have always fascinated me: stories of people, of history and of defining moments in the lives of mankind.
Over the years, stories have
challenged my beliefs, helped me grow and often enriched my soul. They
remind me that I rarely understand all things and also cause me to
appreciate the vantage points of others.
As a child, I absorbed books to discover the circumstances and nuances of other people’s lives. But
as I grew older and was able to venture out, I replaced books with
personal conversations. Personal conversations enabled me to intimately
connect with, and understand, other members of the human race. Whether
around town or around the world, my travels have provided me with many
of the “real life” exchanges I sought. More importantly, they have
helped shed light on the dark recesses of my ignorance while reminding
me of the commonalities we all share.
It’s easy
for us to become insular. We prefer to protect ourselves from the
unfamiliar. We feel uncomfortable, even vulnerable, when confronted with
people and information that doesn’t suit our viewpoint.
But in a world darkened by ignorance and division, is failing to reach out always our best path?
To borrow a bit of wisdom from C.S.
Lewis, “History isn’t just the story of bad people doing bad things.
It’s quite as much a story of people trying to do good things. But
somehow, something goes wrong.”
Sometimes, it does us well to find out
when and where things do go wrong. Armed with more details and a bit of
wisdom, we can potentially turn some wrongs into rights.
It’s from that perspective that I
offer my latest podcast. It’s an invitation for you, too, to seek out
others around you and become an agent for positive human change.
Click here for Podcast 155: What’s Your Story?
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