I am constantly reminded that we human beings are basically storytellers. More homo narrans than Homo sapiens. We see ourselves in others' stories. Every genuine work of art contains a small fragment of glass from a mirror.

Henning Mankell
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We all have so many stories within us. Most of the time, we are so busy living our own lives that we don't notice what stories we are telling. When we look at the stories around us, we see ourselves in them. We see our dreams, successes, failures, successes and failures, aspirations, fears and regrets.

All of these things make up who we are – who we want to be – and they help shape our relationships. Thus, when we read a little book or watch a great movie or listen to a good conversation, we are looking at a mirror of our own story. Some of us see ourselves as heroes or villains or victims or heroes again.

And others may be looking at us as heroes and villains and victims and heroes again.

Source: Arenas Movedizas

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