discussion: stories
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uudreamersOur young adult group has discussion nights twice a month; I hosted the last one, and figured I'd share the discussion prompt here because I'd love to get more thoughts and opinions from other UUs!
So: stories. Your favorites, ones that have made the most impact on your life, ones that you have taken by heart, or have taken you by surprise; the stories we tell about ourselves, and each other, and the role that storytelling of this sort plays in building our identities; the stories we tell about the workings of the world, and our place in it; the different purposes stories serve, as sources of cultural memory, carriers of social moralities; and of course, ways we can influence stories, or reinterpret them, and the effects of those transformations on ourselves and others. Talk! Share!
So: stories. Your favorites, ones that have made the most impact on your life, ones that you have taken by heart, or have taken you by surprise; the stories we tell about ourselves, and each other, and the role that storytelling of this sort plays in building our identities; the stories we tell about the workings of the world, and our place in it; the different purposes stories serve, as sources of cultural memory, carriers of social moralities; and of course, ways we can influence stories, or reinterpret them, and the effects of those transformations on ourselves and others. Talk! Share!
